John Hardwicke Lewis (1842-1927) was born in Hyderabad, India, in 1842. He first studied painting with his father, Frederic Christian Lewis, and continued in Paris with Thomas Couture.
He married Ellen Louisa Andrews, daughter of the late Rev Dr. W. Andrews, on 7th February 1866 at the British Embassy in Paris.
The couple had a daughter, May Hardwicke Lewis (b.1882?), who also illustrated books alongside her father.
From 1875 to 1885, he was in San Francisco as an illustrator for newspapers. After returning to Europe, he was active in London, where he was a member of the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. He exhibited portraits, genre scenes, and landscapes of California at the Royal Academy until 1899.
After working in London for several years, he moved to Switzerland and died in Veylaux in 1927.
Hardwicke Lewis illustrated:-
The Upper Engadine 1907
Peeps at Many Lands, Switzerland 1908
Geneva 1908 (alongside daughter May)
Montreux 1908 (alongside daughter May)
Lausanne 1909
La Côte d'Émeraude 1912
The Lake of Geneva 1919
The Lake of Lucerne 1919
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Switzerland 1908 - J. Hardwicke Lewis, Allan Stewart, A.D. McCormick - 8 images
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