Alexander Hay Ritchie
Appearance
Alexander Hay Ritchie | |
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Born | 1822 |
Died | 1895 |
Education | Sir William Allan |
Known for | engraving |
Notable work | Sherman's March to the Sea (1868) |
Alexander Hay Ritchie (1822–1895) was an artist and engraver. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied in the UK under Sir William Allan, before moving to New York in 1841. He specialised in mezzotints.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Hay Ritchie.
- Works by Alexander Hays Ritchie at Faded Page (Canada)
- Alexander Hay Ritchie at the Bridgeman Art Library
- Smithsonian Institution: engraving by Ritchie of the first reading of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation