Richard Austin of United Kingdom
Born: London
Died: London, 1830
Trained with Thomas Bewick as a wood engraver, Richard Austin cut fine punches for John Bell’s foundry in London from 1788 to 1796, Alexander Wilson in Glasgow, and William Miller in Edinburgh. The Miller types known as Scotch Romans have been attributed to Austin. He returned to London and in 1819 set up the Imperial Letter Foundry.
Fonts by Richard Austin
Austin Antique, Bell, Bell, Fry’s Ornamented
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Activities
Type Design
Punchcutting
Wood Engraving
Type Founding
Related Links
• Typefoundry blog: Richard Austin's Address to Printers, 1819
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