Edward Bower
Charles I at his trial (c. 1650)
Edward Bower (fl. 1635 – 1667)[1] was an English portrait painter. During the Civil War he worked mostly for Parliamentarian patrons,[2] and painted Charles I at his trial. He portrayed other famous men of the time such as Lord Fairfax and John Pym. He worked primarily in London.[1]
Some of his works were engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Portraits by Edward Bower (National Portrait Gallery)
- ↑ "Bower Sir John Drake". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- This article incorporates text from the article "Edward Bower" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
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- Edward Bower on Artnet
- Portraits by Edward Bower (National Portrait Gallery)
- Portrait of Sir John Drake (c. 1646 - Tate Gallery, London)
- Speaker William Lenthall 1591-1662 and his family ("Art in Parliament)
- Portrait of Sir William Fairfax (c. 1640s - Philip Mould Ltd)