Joseph Wilson Lowry
Joseph Wilson Lowry was an engraver (1803–1879).
Also recorded as J. Wilson Lowry; John Wilson Lowry; J. W. Lowry.
Joseph Wilson Lowry in brief
- Born
- 1803
- Died
- 1879
- Known for
- engraver
Contents
Identity
What the record establishes about Joseph Wilson Lowry.
Electricity: seventeen figures showing apparatus related to galvanism, electro-magnetism, magneto-electricity and thermo-electricity. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, 1825/1840?. is dated 1825/[1840?] and held by Wellcome Collection. Pine Branch, Pinus Lemoniana, from Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Second Series, Vol. 1, pl. 20 is dated 1835 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 24.66.367(8g), pl.20). Another View of Wanstead House in the County of Essex the Seat of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Tylney is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.43.1077). A View of Kenwood, the Seat of the Earl of Mansfield, in the county of Middlesex is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.43.1070). Engineering: side elevation of the Bramah planing machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after J. Farey. is dated 1814 and held by Wellcome Collection. Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.
Clocks: various types of clock mechanism. Engraving by J. W. Lowry. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Machinery: a double-action steam hammer. Engraving by J. W. Lowry. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Durham Cathedral, from the Nave is dated 1834 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1998.14.42). Woodwork: a mechanical band-saw. Engraving by J. W. Lowry. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 31 objects associated with this heading. Yale Center for British Art records 3 objects associated with this heading.
Wellcome Collection records 30 objects associated with this heading. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this name. Joseph Wilson Lowry is recorded as engraver.
Works and catalogued output
What Joseph Wilson Lowry produced.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 7 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1812 to 1835.
A manual of the Mollusca, or, A rudimentary treatise of recent and fossil shells. Tabular view of characteristic British fossils, stratigraphically arranged. Tabular view of the orders & families of fishes. A manual of the Mollusca : a treatise on recent and fossil shells. A View of Kenwood, the Seat of the Earl of Mansfield, in the county of Middlesex, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1978.43.1070. Another View of Wanstead House in the County of Essex the Seat of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Tylney, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1978.43.1077. Durham Cathedral, from the Nave, dated 1834, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1998.14.42. Lowry's Universal atlas constructed and engraved from the most recent authorities. Chart of the British Tertiary fossils, stratigraphically arranged, (containing upwards of 800 figures). Tabular view of the orders and leading families of Myriapoda, Arachnida, Crustacea, Annelida and Entozoa. Tabular view of the orders and leading families of reptilia and amphibia. Pine Branch, Pinus Lemoniana, from Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Second Series, Vol. 1, pl. 20, dated 1835, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 24.66.367(8g), pl.20. Woodwork: a mechanical band-saw. Engraving by J. W. Lowry., held by Wellcome Collection. Machinery: a double-action steam hammer. Engraving by J. W. Lowry., held by Wellcome Collection. Clocks: various types of clock mechanism. Engraving by J. W. Lowry., held by Wellcome Collection. Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry., held by Wellcome Collection. Electricity: seventeen figures showing apparatus related to galvanism, electro-magnetism, magneto-electricity and thermo-electricity. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, 1825/1840?., dated 1825/[1840?], held by Wellcome Collection. Engineering: side elevation of the Bramah lifting jib. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey., dated 1812, held by Wellcome Collection. Engineering: cross section of the Bramah planing machine. Engraving by Lowry, 1814, after J. Farey., dated 1814, held by Wellcome Collection. Engineering: side elevation of the Bramah planing machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after J. Farey., dated 1814, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Yale Center for British Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 30 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Lowry, Joseph Wilson (1803–1879), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Joseph Wilson Lowry, F.R.G.S., Nature, 1879. Joseph Wilson Lowry, F.R.G.S., Geological Magazine, 1879. Lowry, Wilson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Lowry, J. Wilson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1070A View of Kenwood, the Seat of the Earl of Mansfield, in the county of Middlesex is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.43.1070).
- 1077Another View of Wanstead House in the County of Essex the Seat of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Tylney is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.43.1077).
- 1803Joseph Wilson Lowry born.
- 1803Joseph Wilson Lowry was born in 1803.
- 1814Engineering: side elevation of the Bramah planing machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after J. Farey. is dated 1814 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1825Electricity: seventeen figures showing apparatus related to galvanism, electro-magnetism, magneto-electricity and thermo-electricity. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, 1825/1840?. is dated 1825/[1840?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1834Durham Cathedral, from the Nave is dated 1834 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1998.14.42).
- 1835Pine Branch, Pinus Lemoniana, from Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Second Series, Vol. 1, pl. 20 is dated 1835 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 24.66.367(8g), pl.20).
- 1879Joseph Wilson Lowry died.
- 1879Joseph Wilson Lowry died in 1879.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Joseph Wilson Lowry, F.R.G.S., Geological Magazine, 1879
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 3.
Lowry, J. Wilson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Lowry, Joseph Wilson (1803–1879), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Lowry, Wilson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Joseph Wilson Lowry (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q6288013: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Joseph Wilson Lowry (31 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 30 works naming Joseph Wilson Lowry.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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“Joseph Wilson Lowry”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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