Hampton Court View taken from the Garden Seat
Henry Edridge
n.d.
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on cream wove paper, laid down on tan laid paper
Dimensions
25 × 28.5 cm (9 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
114488
About the Artist
Henry Edridge
Henry Edridge (1768–1821) was a British watercolorist and portrait painter who achieved remarkable success combining the delicacy of miniature painting with the breadth of draughtsmanship in portrait watercolors. Born in Paddington in 1768 (baptized October 3), Edridge became one of the most sought-after portraitists in early nineteenth-century Britain, capturing likenesses of notable figures incl...