Alexander Francis Lydon was Irish-born and the oldest of six siblings. His parents were a traveling couple and so Lydon spent his childhood in England. When the time came for teaching, Alexander Francis Lydon faced the basics of the apprenticeship as a printer. He learned the skills of wood printing and made first attempts in chromolithography, whose technique he deepened. He made illustrations for books on natural history. His depictions of birds, fish and plants were based on the models of well-known naturalists. Lydon took a liking to the fine, slightly transparent depictions and made watercolour painting his own. Thus his work includes not only coloured engravings and lithographs, but also watercolours that capture the special play of colours in nature. In addition to his workshop work with naturalistic depictions of flora and fauna, the depictions of landscapes and mansions of the English landed gentry were added to his repertoire.
Among his most famous works are without doubt his book illustrations. The depictions of his bird illustrations, especially of parrots, are unique. One of his most famous individual depictions is the colored Robinson Crusoe, which dramatically captivates the viewer with its dark, turbulent sea.
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.jpg "Christian at the Gate, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan published, c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Jedburgh Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christiana and her children arrive at the Slough of Despond, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the North-West, Kirkstall Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christiana Entertained by the Interpreter, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "The Shepherd Boy in the Valley of Humiliation, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan published, c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Arches in South Transept, Netley Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the Cloister Court, Dryburgh Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Nave and North and South Aisle, Melrose Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Portrait of John Bunyan, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Whitby Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Ground Plan of Netley Abbey, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "North Aisle, Whitby Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christians Fight with Apollyon, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan published, c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Arches of Transept, Bolton Priory by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Choir, Looking West, Tintern Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From South Transept, Tintern Abbey, c1885, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christian and Hopeful Caught in the Net, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the South, Tintern Abbey, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the North, Rievaulx Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "North Transept, Whitby Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Norman Arches in Nave, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Chapter House, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the North, Bolton Priory, c1880, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "The Pilgrims Arriving at the Inn, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christian Losing his Burden, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan published, c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Rievaulx Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Nave Looking West, Jedburgh Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Interior, Looking East, Netley Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Choir, from North, Rievaulx Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "The Pilgrims Found by Giant Despair, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "South Transept, Netley Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the West, Bolton Priory, c. 1880-1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "The Tower, Fountains Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christian and Hopeful in the land of Beulah, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Christian Crossing the River, from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, published c.1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From the East, Melrose Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Choir, Looking North, Rievaulx Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Breeds of Poultry, c1903-c1910 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Ground Plan of Bolton Priory, 1897 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Kirkstall Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Doorway in St Joseph")
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.jpg "The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Sticklebacks by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Bolton Priory by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "From South-East, Jedburgh Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Nave, from South Aisle, Jedburgh Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "The Choir, Fountains Abbey, c1880 by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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.jpg "Vestry, Rievaulx Abbey by Alexander Francis Lydon")
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