Sierra Leone

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Edward Duncan, a marine and landscape painter in watercolour and engraver, was the son of an artist and engraver, also named Edward. He began his career in the studio of Robert Havell senior and later set up business on his own, engraving sporting and shipping subjects, particularly by the William John Huggins. He later married Huggins’s daughter, Berthia. He became a member of the Royal Institution in 1833, serving as Vice-President and Treasurer, but resigned in 1847. Two years later he became a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours. Between 1843 and 1851, he worked as an illustrator for the ‘Illustrated London News’. Duncan lived in north London throughout his life. He died at his home near Haverstock Hill, aged 78.

Places

Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic, Africa, Sierra Leone, Freetown, Susan's Bay

Subjects

canoe, topography, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, mountain, hill, ship

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

John McArthur (1755 - 1840)
Edward Duncan (1803 - 1882)

Title

Sierra Leone

Date

1820-1830

Medium

Colour aquatint

Dimensions

height: 84.50 cm, width: 58.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, November 1955

GAC number

3391