Charles Meryon was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. His most famous works are a series of views powerfully conveying his distinctive Gothic vision of Paris. He also had mental illness, dying in an asylum.

William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, PC, FRS, styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.