Edward Fisher

Edward Fisher was an Irish printmaker, copper engraver and graphic artist (1730–1785). He was born at Dublin and died at London.

Edward Fisher in brief

Born
1730
Died
1785
Known for
printmaker, copper engraver and graphic artist
Place of birth
Dublin
Contents

Recognition and collections

Work by Edward Fisher is held by Nationalmuseum, Art Institute of Chicago, National Library of Wales and Yale Center for British Art.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 53 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Library of Wales: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Portrait Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musea Brugge: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 237 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fisher, Edward, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Fisher, Edward, Oxford Music Online, 2010. Fisher, Edward, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Fisher, Edward Francis, American National Biography Online, 2000. Fisher, Edward (1730–1785?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Bovine heat stress management: current amelioration approaches and the case for a novel mitogenomic strategy, Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023. Non-remnant triglyceride-rich lipoproteins due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency increase atherosclerosis in mice, Nature Communications, 2026. The incorporation of MALDI mass spectrometry imaging in studies to identify markers of toxicity following in utero opioid exposures in mouse fetuses, Frontiers in Toxicology, 2024. The effect of a vegan versus AHA DiEt in coronary artery disease (EVADE CAD) trial: Study design and rationale, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2017. Tamoxifen activity against Plasmodium in vitro and in mice, Malaria Journal, 2019. Ruminant Production from Napier Grass (<i>Pennisetum purpureum</i> Schum): A Review, Animals, 2024. Field and in-silico analysis of harvest index variability in maize silage, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023. Differences in cerebral cortical anatomy of left- and right-handers, Frontiers in Psychology, 2014.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1055129812). Those registers additionally record the form Pittman, E.F.

Identity and dates

Born 1849-07-31, died 1932-11-18, as recorded by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (GND). Place of death recorded as South Yarra (Victoria), as recorded by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (GND).

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Geology of the Broken Hill Lode and Barrier Ranges Mineral Field, New South Wales: With Maps ... (1894) — Internet Archive. The scientific works of C. William Siemens : A collection of papers and discussions (1889) — Internet Archive. The scientific works, a collection of papers and discussions; (1889) — Internet Archive. Useful Rules and Tables Relating to Mensuration, Engineering, Structures, and Machines (1876) — Internet Archive. The coal resources of New South Wales (1912) — Internet Archive. A Mechanical Text-book: Or, Introduction to the Study of Mechanics and Engineering (1873) — Internet Archive. A mechanical text-book; or, Introduction to the study of mechanics and engineering, by W.J.M ... (1873) — Internet Archive. The Organization of a Rural Tuberculosis Service (1856) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1730Edward Fisher born at Dublin.
  2. 1757Miss Kitty Fisher as 'Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl' (Yale Center for British Art).
  3. 1765The Most Noble Granville Leveson Gower (National Library of Wales).
  4. 1767John Armstrong M.D (National Library of Wales).
  5. 1775The Right Honble Lady Elizabeth Lee, Daughter of Simon Earl Harcourt (Yale Center for British Art).
  6. 1777The Right Honble. John Lord Cardiff, Lord Lieutt. of the County of Glamorgan (National Library of Wales).
  7. 1785Edward Fisher died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Fisher, Edward (1730–1785?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Fisher, Edward Francis, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Fisher, Edward, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Fisher, Edward, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Fisher, Edward, Oxford Music Online, 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 11 articles naming Edward Fisher.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1055129812, Pittman, Edward Fisher.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 32 digitised items catalogued under Edward Fisher as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Edward Fisher.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Edward Fisher.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Edward Fisher (10 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 237 works naming Edward Fisher.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5342908: Edward Fisher

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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