John Finlayson (c. 1730 - 1776) was an English engraver.
Finlayson was born about the year 1730, and worked in London. In 1773 he received a premium from the Society of Arts, and about three years after this he died. He engraved in mezzotint several portraits, and a few plates of historical subjects, among which are the following:
The Duchess of Gloucester; after Sir Joshua Reynolds.Lady Charles Spenoer; after the same.Lady Elizabeth Melbourne; after the same.The Earl of Buchan; after the same.Miss Wynyard; after the same.Lady Broughton; after Cotes.The Duke of Northumberland; after Hamilton.Miss Metcalfe; after Hone.Signora Zamperini, in 'La Buona Figliuola' ; after the same.William Drummond, Scotch historian; after C. Janssens.Shooter, Beard, and Dunstall, in 'Love in a Village' ; after Zoffany.Candaules, King of Lydia, showing his Queen coming out of the Bath to his favourite Gyges; after his own design.A. Collier, with his Pipe; after J. Weenix. 
