Talk:Moses Griffith (artist)

A surname that ends in "s"
I've put a plate from John Lightfoot's Flora Scotica into the article; if you view the flower at full resolution, you will see plainly that the surname at lower left is "Moses Griffiths", which ends with an "s". The engraver, too, is Peter Mazell, signature at lower right, who seems to have been teamed up with Griffiths and Thomas Pennant on many books, so I think there can be little doubt this is the right person. This clearly conflicts with some sources, notably the old DNB, which is not to be sneezed at. Since, however, Moses and Peter Mazell worked together for many years, I'd expect Mazell to know how to spell the name, engraving being a matter of slow patient care and attention to detail. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:58, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Since DNB, the Welsh Dictionary of Biography, and other major sources use Griffith i feel that should be the spelling used. The National Library of Wales, who hold a lot of his work use Moses Griffith in their catalog records. If you look at the Identifiers on the Wikidata Item you will also see the they all use Griffith without the S. So to spell his name with an S here would be confusing and would contradict bulk of the evidence. I think a lot more research would be needed to establish 'Griffiths' as the accepted spelling. Cheers! Jason.nlw (talk) 12:04, 30 January 2018 (UTC)