Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt was a British illustrator, engraver, natural scientist and author of The Ceramic Art of Great Britain (1878). His output was prodigious and covered a large range of interests.
Engraving of a bust of Llewellynn Jewitt. The engraving was made by Jewitt himself and represents a bust made by William Henry Goss.
St Mary's Bridge Chapel, Derby
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology, military collections and world cultures. The Art Gallery was opened in 1882.
The 1964 extension to the original building houses the museum and art gallery in 2008
The 1876 building mostly housed Derby Central Library but the dividing line with the newer building varied
A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1766
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, by Joseph Wright, 1771
