Samuel Lysons

This article is about the antiquarian and engraver who lived 1763–1819. For his nephew, the antiquarian and proponent of British Israelism, who lived 1806–1877, see Samuel Lysons (priest).

Samuel Lysons,
by Thomas Lawrence.

Samuel Lysons FSA FRS (1763 – June 1819) was an English antiquarian and engraver who, together with his elder brother Daniel Lysons (1762–1834), published several works on antiquarian topics. He was one of the first archaeologists to investigate Roman sites in Britain, and specialised in the study of mosaics.