Alexander Francis Lydon
Artworks: 81
Natural history watercolourist and engraver
Alexander Francis Lydon was an Irish-born British watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. He worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer, to whom he had been apprenticed from an early age. He collaborated on a large number of works with the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris who wrote the text. Alexander's grandson, Gerald Kenneth Lydon (1902–1988), known professionally as GK Lydon, was also a successful artist specialising in watercolours. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1953.
Artworks by this artist (81 total)
- Double-Fronted or Le Vaillant’s Amazon 1884-1887
- Grey-Headed or Madagascar Love-Bird 1884-1887
- Blossom-Headed Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Blue and Yellow Macaw 1884-1887
- Bourke’s Parrakeet 1884-1887
- New Zealand Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Rose-Breasted Cockatoo 1884-1887
- Hawk-Headed or Ruffed Parrot 1884-1887
- Mountain Parrot of New Zealand, or Kea 1884-1887
- Red-Winged Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Rock Pepler, or Black-Tailed Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Pennant’s Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Turquoisine 1884-1887
- Vasa Parrot 1884-1887
- Blue Mountain Lory 1884-1887
- Illiger’s Macaw 1884-1887
- Cuban Parrot, or Red-Throated White-Headed Amazon 1884-1887
- Golden-Crowned Parrakeet of New Zealand 1884-1887
- Jamaica Parrot, or White-Fronted Amazon 1884-1887
- Red and Blue Macaw 1884-1887