Alexander Lawson

American · 1773–1846 · Printmaker

Alexander Lawson was a Scottish-American intaglio artist and engraver based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who earned renown as the primary engraver of American Ornithology 9… (Wikipedia)

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THE WEST SANDS OF IONALyon & Turnbull · Jun 2026£3,810≈ $5,128≈ €4,405Sign up to see

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Alexander Lawson, THE WEST SANDS OF IONA, oil on canvas — THE WEST SANDS OF IONA
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 4, 2026
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Alexander Lawson, 'A pasture by the sea' — 'A pasture by the sea'
Bonhams · May 25, 2016

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Alexander Lawson, Female Crow Blackbird, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Lark Finch — **Female Crow Blackbird, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Lark Finch**
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CC0 · Alexander Lawson after Titian Ramsay Peale, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Alexander Lawson, Stellar's Jay, Lapland Longspur and Female — **Stellar's Jay, Lapland Longspur and Female**
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CC0 · Alexander Lawson after Alexander Rider, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Alexander Lawson, Five Birds with Their Eggs and an Insect — **Five Birds with Their Eggs and an Insect**
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CC0 · Alexander Lawson after Alexander Wilson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Related artists — American, born 1748–1798