Andrews, Joseph, 1806-1873

American engraver.

From the guide to the Joseph Andrews letters, 1839, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Joseph Andrews, a native of Hingham, MA, was an engraver of some note. After serving an apprenticeship under Abel Bowen of Boston, Andrews worked under William Hoogland. In 1835, he made the first of three trips to Europe for the purpose of studying and practicing engraving. After returning to America, Andrews became an outstanding portrait engraver. When the increasing commercialism of steel engraving forced him to lower his standards in the 1850s, Andrews turned to his religion. Andrews was an ardent supporter of the Swedenborgian Church and was a member of the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem. He wrote a series of essays on the relationship between art and religion that represented the first formal statements by an American artist on mystical beliefs.

From the description of Papers, 1835-1863. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665493