Henry Edridge
Illustration — Lisieux (1817) • Illustration — Portrait of Ann Constable (1813), mother of John Constable • Illustration — View of St. Mary's church at Taunton (1796) Henry Edridge (1768 in Paddington – 23 April 1821 in London) was the son of a tradesman and apprenticed at the age of fifteen to William Pether, a mezzotinter and landscapist, and became proficient as a painter of miniatures, portraits and landscapes. His first portraits were on ivory, and he subsequently turned to paper with black lead and India ink to which he added very ornate backgrounds, but he later produced a large number of elaborately finished pictures in water colours with light backgrounds.
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Henry Edridge
Henry Edridge · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Marshall · CC0
- Born
- 1768 · London Paddington station.
- Died
- 1821 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Fields
- miniature
- Teachers
- William Pether
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Lisieux (1817) • Illustration — Portrait of Ann Constable (1813), mother of John Constable • Illustration — View of St. Mary's church at Taunton (1796) Henry Edridge (1768 in Paddington – 23 April 1821 in London) was the son of a tradesman and apprenticed at the age of fifteen to William Pether, a mezzotinter and landscapist, and became proficient as a painter of miniatures, portraits and landscapes. His first portraits were on ivory, and he subsequently turned to paper with black lead and India ink to which he added very ornate backgrounds, but he later produced a large number of elaborately finished pictures in water colours with light backgrounds.
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Born at London Paddington station in 1768, died in London in 1821.
Training under William Pether is recorded. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is miniature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London and France. Work by Henry Edridge is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate and National Portrait Gallery.
Sir Henry Charles Englefield. Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1822, after H. Edridge., 1822, by Henry Edridge
Henry Edridge · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Mungo Park. Line engraving after H. Edridge., by Henry Edridge
Henry Edridge · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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