Edward Bower (fl. 1635 – 1667) was an English portrait painter. During the Civil War he worked mostly for Parliamentarian patrons, and painted Charles I at his trial. He portrayed other famous men of the time such as Lord Fairfax and John Pym. He worked primarily in London.
Some of his works were engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar.
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Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Edward Bower". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
External links
- Edward Bower on Artnet
- Portraits by Edward Bower (National Portrait Gallery)
- Portrait of Sir John Drake (c. 1646 – Tate Gallery, London)
- Speaker William Lenthall 1591-1662 and his family ("Art in Parliament")
- Portrait of Sir William Fairfax (c. 1640s – Philip Mould Ltd)
- 28 artworks by or after Edward Bower at the Art UK site
