Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Newton, Richard (1777-1798)

by Lionel Henry Cust

NEWTON, RICHARD (1777–1798), caricaturist and miniature-painter, born in 1777, became known when quite young as a caricaturist of some ability. He drew and etched a great many caricatures in the manner of Gillray, but died at 13 Brydges Street, Covent Garden, on 9 Dec. 1798, aged only 21, before he had attained any great skill in drawing. He also painted miniatures. A number of his caricatures and an original drawing are in the print room at the British Museum.

[Gent. Mag. 1798, p. 1089; Redgrave's Dict. of Artists.]

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