Henry Edridge A.R.A Portrait Of A Gentleman 1805 Printmaker Josiah Slater 1782-1837

Josiah Slater 1782-1837

Spring Exhibition

Charming 18th

Retaining much original gilt

he was a fils de France ("Child of France")

Henry Edridge A.R.A Portrait Of A Gentleman 1805 Printmaker Josiah Slater 1782-1837Henry Edridge A. R. A 1768 1821. Portrait of a seated Gentleman. Signed and dated lower left 1805. Pencil and wash drawing on wove paper laid onto backing mount some slight age discoloration. 22. 8 by 32. 3 cms. Provenance: Arnold Fellows Collection No. 183 Henry Edridge was born in Paddington, apprenticed to the mezzotint engraver Wiliam Pether. From 1784 he studied at the Royal Academy Schools, where his work was much admired by the President Sir