Edward Bird
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For the Canadian legal figure, see J. Edward Bird. For the Anglo-Indian judge, see Edward Wheler Bird. For the English pipemaker in Amsterdam, see Eduard Bird.
Edward Bird RA (1772 ā 2 November 1819) was an English genre painter who spent most of his working life in Bristol, where the Bristol School of artists formed around him.[1] He enjoyed a few years of popularity in London, where he challenged the dominance of Sir David Wilkie in the genre painting field, before moving on to history painting, specialising in battle scenes.
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Edward Bird | |
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Born | 1772 |
Died | 2 November 1819 |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Genre painting, History painting |
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