Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857

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Name (Latin)
Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857
Other forms of name
Finden, E. (Edward), 1791-1857
Date of birth
1791-04-30
Date of death
1857-02-09
Place of birth
England
Field of activity
Engraving
Illustration of books
Literature in art
Occupation
Engravers
Illustrators
Printmakers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 69203697
Wikidata: Q5342983
Library of congress: n 87913861
Sources of Information
  • Cowper, William. Table talk : and other poems, 1817:added title-pages (engraved by Edward Finden)
  • Oxford dictionary of national biography, via WWW, March 24, 2015(under heading Finden, William, 1787-1752: younger brother Edward Francis Finden; born 30 April 1791, died in London, 9 February 1857; engraver; apprenticed to engraver James Mitan; early work included engravings for publishers John Sharpe and W. Suttaby; contributed many illustrations to annuals, books of beauty, and other sentimental works; brothers had atelier at 18 and 19 Southampton Place, Euston Square; best known for steel plate illustrations to Byron; also for other major poets and authors; also closely associated with J.M.W. Turner and other prominent artists)
  • Martineau, H. Norway and the Norwegians, 1842:frontispiece (E. Finden; engraver)
  • MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857) ( (Record enhanced with data from: The IMAGINE Thesaurus - The Israel Museum Jerusalem Thesaurus - Artist names authority file) )