Henry Edridge (1769-1821), Portrait painter and landscape draughtsman
Artist associated with 115 portraits
Apprenticed to the mezzotint engraver William Pether, Edridge acquired an eye for detail in this meticulous work; he also studied his master's other work as a miniaturist. He attended the Royal Academy Schools from 1784 where Sir Joshua Reynolds much admired Edridge's copies of his works. Edridge set up his own portraiture business in 1789 and became well known for a style of portraiture that combined the delicacy of miniature painting with breadth of draughtsmanship. As well as painting in oils, he made a large number of watercolour portraits. He would draw his subjects in soft lead pencil, applying watercolour with the stippling technique and using washes of colour to enrich drapery.
attributed to Henry Edridge
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, circa 1790
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3152
by Henry Edridge
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, circa 1795-1800
NPG 3069
after Henry Edridge
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, (circa 1797)
NPG 1104
John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield
by Henry Edridge
pencil and wash, 1798
NPG 2185
Anne (North), Countess of Sheffield
by Henry Edridge
pencil and wash, 1798
NPG 2185a
by Henry Edridge
watercolour on ivory, circa 1800
NPG 6298
by Henry Edridge
pencil and chalk, circa 1800
NPG 1473
by Henry Edridge
pencil, chalk and wash, 1804
NPG 119
by Henry Edridge
watercolour, circa 1805
NPG 2926
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Henry Edridge
pencil and wash, 1805
NPG 4046
by Henry Edridge
pencil and watercolour, 1807
NPG 1459
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
by Henry Edridge
pencil and watercolour, 1808
NPG 313
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
by Henry Edridge
pencil and watercolour, 1809
NPG 122
by Henry Edridge
pencil and watercolour, 1809
NPG 2196
by Henry Edridge
pencil and watercolour, 1809
NPG 1434
after Henry Edridge
pencil, (engraved 1811)
NPG 1760a
by John Hall, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D10582
by William Ridley, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published March 1792
NPG D2979
