Edward Duncan. Edward Duncan was an English master painter, known for his watercolours of coastal views and shipping.
He was a member of the Royal Society of Watercolours and received Royal patronage from Queen Victoria. Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan and Peggy née Watson.
He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America.
Duncan was thus afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour.
After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins are said to have sparked Duncan's interest in marine subjects. In about 1835 Duncan married Huggins' daughter Berthia. The couple had six sons and one daughter, Bertha. One of the sons was Walter Duncan, also a painter. The influences of both Havell and Huggins undoubtedly led to Duncan's long and successful career as one of Britain's foremost marine watercolorists. Edward Duncan was a painstaking artist with his preferred media. In addition to his early training as an engraver, he was skilled in oils, lithography and etching. Duncan's drawi
He was a member of the Royal Society of Watercolours and received Royal patronage from Queen Victoria. Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan and Peggy née Watson.
He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America.
Duncan was thus afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour.
After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins are said to have sparked Duncan's interest in marine subjects. In about 1835 Duncan married Huggins' daughter Berthia. The couple had six sons and one daughter, Bertha. One of the sons was Walter Duncan, also a painter. The influences of both Havell and Huggins undoubtedly led to Duncan's long and successful career as one of Britain's foremost marine watercolorists. Edward Duncan was a painstaking artist with his preferred media. In addition to his early training as an engraver, he was skilled in oils, lithography and etching. Duncan's drawi
Wikipedia ...