▁Samuel ▁Lucas ▁( 1 8 0 5 – 1 8 7 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁amateur ▁painter ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁H itch in ▁as ▁a ▁bre wer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Lucas ▁( S nr ) ▁was ▁born , ▁lived ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁H itch in ▁in ▁H ert ford shire . ▁Because ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends , ▁Samuel ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁his ▁academic ▁studies ▁although ▁his ▁primary ▁interest ▁was ▁art . ▁He ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time ▁he ▁painted ▁using ▁both ▁o ils ▁and ▁water ▁colours . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁friendship ▁was ▁with ▁Jacob ▁Thompson ▁of ▁Pen r ith ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 7 9 ). ▁Lucas ▁would ▁visit ▁Thompson ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁paint ▁around ▁the ▁now ▁lost ▁landscape ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁beneath ▁Haw es water ▁Res er voir ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁District . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁also ▁named ▁Samuel ▁and ▁also ▁an ▁artist , ▁bought ▁a ▁c ott age ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁District . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Lucas ▁died ▁in ▁H itch in ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁prints ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁and ▁his ▁paint ings ▁are ▁important ▁poss essions ▁of ▁the ▁H itch in ▁Museum ▁and ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁A ▁junior ▁school ▁in ▁H itch in ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁His ▁bi ography , ▁Samuel ▁Lucas , ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁Art ▁Work ▁by ▁Regin ald ▁H ine , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Walk ers ▁Gall