Moses Griffith

Moses Griffith (1749 - 1819) was a Welsh draughtsman, engraver and watercolourist.

Griffith was born at Trygain House in the parish of Bryncroes on the Llŷn Peninsula, Caernarfonshire. He received a very elementary education but, being clever with his pencil, he was taken into service by Thomas Pennant in about 1769. Pennant helped him to study drawing and engraving, and Griffith became his constant companion on his tours and excursions, making the drawings and engravings for Pennant's numerous works. Griffith became proficient both as a draughtsman and as an engraver.

On leaving Pennant's service he settled at Wibnant, near Holyhead, where he obtained plenty of employment as an engraver. In 1809 he wrote a letter defending himself from an attack to the Gentleman's Magazine. Francis Grose employed Griffith to engrave some of the plates in his Antiquities.

Griffith also painted watercolours of Welsh scenes, churches, country houses, and portraits, including two self-portraits. …more

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	From an Antique Land: Visual Representations of the Highlands, 1700 – 1880 by Anne MacLeod really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stepping Westward: Writing the Highland Tour c. 1720 - 1830 by Nigel Leask really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Immeasurable Wilds: Travellers to the Far North of Scotland, 1600 - 1900 by Alastair Mitchell liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moses Griffith, 1747 - 1819: Artist and Illustrator in the Service of Thomas Pennant by Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1979 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enlightenment Travel and British Identities: Thomas Pennant's Tours of Scotland and Wales by Mary-Ann Constantine (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars