Edward Duncan

British · 1803–1882 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Duncan was a British watercolourist known for his depictions of coastal views and shipping. He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and received Royal patronage… (Wikipedia)

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Pont de la Concorde et Tuilleries GardensLevis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 2007CA$2,875≈ $2,945≈ £1,436≈ €2,010Sign up to see
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Edward Duncan was a British watercolourist known for his depictions of coastal views and shipping. He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and received Royal patronage from Queen Victoria.

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Born 1803, LondonDied 1882, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q5342665 ↗ULAN 500023718 ↗Museum works 10

Also known as Duncan

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Duncan, A town on an estuary at low tide — **A town on an estuary at low tide**1868 · Watercolor with gum arabic, over graphite, heightened with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …

Edward Duncan, Pheasant Shooting — **Pheasant Shooting**1830
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Edward Duncan, Partridge Shooting — **Partridge Shooting**1830
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Edward Duncan, East Indiamen in the China Seas — **East Indiamen in the China Seas**1825
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich

Edward Duncan, A Shipwreck — **A Shipwreck**1865
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Duncan, Spithead — **Spithead**1855
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust

Edward Duncan, H.M.S. Warspite 50 Guns — **H.M.S. Warspite 50 Guns**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Duncan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Edward Duncan, Action with the Spanish Slave Frigate 'Velos Passaheros' Captured by Boarding by H.M. Ship 'Primrose' Commander W. Boughton, off Wydah Bight of Benin, September 6, 1830 — **Action with the Spanish Slave Frigate 'Velos Passaheros' Captured by Boarding by H.M. Ship 'Primrose' Commander W. Boughton, off Wydah Bight of Benin, September 6, 1830**1831
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Duncan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Edward Duncan, The Bentinck — **The Bentinck**1844
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Duncan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Edward Duncan, Old Billingsgate, London — **Old Billingsgate, London**1835 · watercolor and graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Sanford Feld — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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