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Robert Bowyer
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Robert Bowyer was a British miniature painter and publisher.
The "Bowyer Bible"
The "Bowyer Bible"
A miniature portrait of Lord Nelson by Bowyer (c. 1800)
A miniature portrait of Lord Nelson by Bowyer (c. 1800)
Schomberg House, at 82 Pall Mall, where Bowyer opened his Historic Gallery in the 1790s.
Schomberg House, at 82 Pall Mall, where Bowyer opened his Historic Gallery in the 1790s.
"Death of William Rufus", illustration accompanying Chapter V in Bowyer's 1793 printing of David Hume's The History of England
"Death of William Rufus", illustration accompanying Chapter V in Bowyer's 1793 printing of David Hume's The History of England
Thomas Macklin
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Thomas Macklin was a British printseller and picture dealer. He commissioned many noted painters and engravers for his "Poets Gallery" project and his illustrated folio Bible project.
Robert Bowyer
…that he incorporated into a later edition known as "Bowyer's Bible"; he had an agent purchase even more during the Napoleonic Wars. These were added to Thomas Macklin's illustrated edition of the Bible, extending it to 45 volumes. Bowyer displayed the paintings he commissioned for Hume's work in a "Historic Gallery…
"The Cottagers" (inspired by Thomson) painted by Reynolds and commissioned by Macklin in 1788, featuring his daughter, Maria, (left), and his wife, Ha
"The Cottagers" (inspired by Thomson) painted by Reynolds and commissioned by Macklin in 1788, featuring his daughter, Maria, (left), and his wife, Hannah (right) and friend (Jane Potts (Edwin Landseer's mother), standing).