Explore: Abraham Raimbach

(1776 - 1843)

Abraham Raimbach came from a family of artists. He was born in London, to a Swiss immigrant father. Raimbach served an apprenticeship to line engraver John Hall and studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He went on to become a line engraver of genre, sentimental and historical subjects after works by contemporary artists. He is best-known for producing two large plates after works by Wilkie, ‘The Rent Day’ (published 1817) and ‘Blind Man’s Buff’ (published 1822). He also engraved numerous bookplates and painted miniatures. Raimbach died in Greenwich in 1843.