About Mauritius Lowe
Lived 1746 – 1793 (aged 46–47). Mauritius Lowe was a painter.
Mauritius Lowe (1746 – 1793) was a British painter and engraver.
Lowe was one of the first students at the Royal Academy of Arts. While there he was awarded a gold medal, along with John Bacon and James Gandon. As a reward for his performance at the Academy, in 1771 Lowe was offered a "Traveling Studentship", a sponsorship to study art abroad for three years. His allowance was later forfeited however for misconduct. Lowe was friends with the writer and poet Samuel Johnson.
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British engraver and painter (1746-1793)
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Mauritius Lowe was born in 1746.
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Mauritius Lowe died on 1 September 1793 in London.
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Mauritius Lowe was a painter.
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