Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk, 1795–1800, Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache, sheet: 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.6 cm), Drawings, Henry Edridge (British, Paddington, Middlesex 1769–1821 London), In the 1790s Edridge was a proponent of a new type of small-scale full-length portrait drawn in graphite and finished using ink and watercolor washes. This striking example depicts a country gentleman at work in his study; the artist emphasized his bookcase by adding a strip of paper at the top
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Portrait, Man, Seated, Front, Writing Desk, 1795–1800, Watercolor, graphite, touches, gouache, sheet, 14 x 10 1/16, 35.6 25.6 cm, Drawings, Henry Edridge, British, Paddington, Middlesex, 1769–1821, London, 1790s, proponent, new type, small-scale full-length portrait, drawn, finished using, ink, watercolor washes, striking example, depicts, country gentleman, work, study, artist emphasized, bookcase, adding, strip, paper, top
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