Alexander Francis Lydon
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
- Hyacinthine Macaw 1884-1887
- Gang-Gang Cockatoo 1884-1887
- Golden, or Queen of Bavaria’s Parrot 1884-1887
- Illiger’s Macaw 1884-1887
- Jendaya Conure 1884-1887
- Pennant’s Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Rock Pepler, or Black-Tailed Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Undulated Grass Parrakeet, or Budgerigar 1884-1887
- Blue Bonnet Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Festive Amazon Parrot 1884-1887
- Goffin’s Cockatoo 1884-1887
- Green Ground Parrot 1884-1887
- King Parrot, or Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Mountain Parrot of New Zealand, or Kea 1884-1887
- Alexandrine Parrakeet 1884-1887
- Carolina Parrot, or Conure 1884-1887
- Double-Fronted or Le Vaillant’s Amazon 1884-1887
- Hawk-Headed or Ruffed Parrot 1884-1887
- Leadbeater’s Cockatoo 1884-1887
- New Zealand Parrakeet 1884-1887