Edward Bower
Illustration — Charles I at his trial (c. 1650) Edward Bower (fl. 1635 – 1667) was an English portrait painter.
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Edward Bower

Edward Bower · Art UK · Public domain
- Died
- 1667 · London.
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Charles I at his trial (c. 1650) Edward Bower (fl. 1635 – 1667) was an English portrait painter.
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Born in 1610, died in London in 1667.
The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by Edward Bower is recorded in the collections of Tate, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and York Art Gallery.
![King Charles I. Engraving by B. Reading after E. Bower., [between 1800 and 1899?], by Edward Bower](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/L0077152/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
King Charles I. Engraving by B. Reading after E. Bower., [between 1800 and 1899?], by Edward Bower
Edward Bower · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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