Edward Nash (1778–1821) was an English painter, best known for his miniatures.
Life
Edward Nash was born in 1778. He became a pupil of Samuel Shelley, and trained as a miniaturist.[1] He visited the Netherlands with Robert Southey and his family in 1815. Nash painted a miniature of the famous poet, and a double portrait miniature of Edith May Southey and Sara Coleridge, in 1820.[2] In later life, he also spent several years in India. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 1811 to 1820. He died in 1821, in London.[1]
Gallery
Gentleman in dark blue coat (c. 1800)
Baby Rajah, son of Lingah Rajah (c. 1805)
Mooda Maji of Coorg (1807)
Robert Southey (1820)
Sara Coleridge; Edith May Warter (1820)
References
Sources
- Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf, eds. (2021). "Nash, Edward (1778)". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon – International Artist Database – Online. Berlin, New York: K.G. Saur. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via De Gruyter.
- Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. (2011). "Naish, Edward". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via Oxford Art Online.
- Youngquist, Paul; Wang, Orrin N. C., eds. (2019). "Nash, Edward (1778–1821)". Romantic Circles. University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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