Edward Byng
Illustration — Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, by Edward Byng Edward Byng (ca. 1676 – 1753), sometimes spelt Bing, was an English portrait artist. Thought to be a native of Wiltshire, Byng trained as an artist and became an assistant to Godfrey Kneller about 1693.
Edward Byng
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- Born
- 1676 · Potterne.
- Died
- 1753 · Potterne.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
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Illustration — Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, by Edward Byng Edward Byng (ca. 1676 – 1753), sometimes spelt Bing, was an English portrait artist. Thought to be a native of Wiltshire, Byng trained as an artist and became an assistant to Godfrey Kneller about 1693.
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Born at Potterne in 1676, died in Potterne in 1753.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Edward Byng is recorded in the collections of Yale Center for British Art.
Edward Byng - A Gentleman, wearing a Long Buttoned Coat with Large Cuffs - B1975.4.1050 - Yale Center for British Art
Edward Byng · Yale Center for British Art
Edward Byng - General Joseph Sabine - B1977.14.5300 - Yale Center for British Art
Edward Byng · Yale Center for British Art
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- 1.Edward Byng at britishmuseum.org, accessed 24 November 2012
- 2.Mansfield Kirby Talley, Portrait painting in England: studies in the technical literature
- 3.Notes & queries for Somerset and Dorset, vol. 11 (1909), p. 85
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