Edward Duncan

Edward Duncan lived and worked in London. During his career, he engraved and lithographed a range of subjects, from marine and sporting subjects to topographical views.He apprenticed to Robert and William Havell.After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins are said to have sparked Duncan's interest in marine subjects. Duncan was a painstaking artist with his preferred media. In addition to his early training as an engraver, he was skilled in oils, lithography and etching. Duncan's drawings comprise a wide range of subjects, but his best-known works depict coastal scenes with shipping and other marine craft. Duncan was a prolific exhibitor of his works, showing more than 40 at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists, and including more than 500 watercolors and drawings within the shows of the Old and New Watercolor Societies during his career.