Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk, by Henry Edridge, 1795–1800
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Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk

Henry Edridge (British, Paddington, Middlesex 1769–1821 London)

Sitter Probably Henry Duncombe

1795–1800

Medium
Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Classification
Drawings
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.6 cm)
Culture
British
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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