Non Downey and Possible Downey Bookplates and Engravings
This website was created to show the prints of bookplates and other works which were accumulated by my past family. The Downey engravers have been around since the 1780’s, but the early Downeys left no lists of their work. The only lists found were for Alfred James Downey (1882-1944). The prints shown here were either engraved by a Downey with no indication of which one or were done by non-family engravers. These would have been swopped with other engravers for them to sell on to their own clients.
Some of these have already been sold (eg Nelson and most of the Hopsons). If you have any knowledge of or know the year the works were made or the identity of the designer/engraver then please let me know by emailing me at
The known Downeys have not been included here as they are shown in the book “The Downey Engravers” by Richard Downey.
The website can be found at https://downeyfamily.co.uk/rld