Edward Bird

1762–1819

The Raffle for the Watch
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Biography

Edward Bird (1772 – 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. 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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Artworks

Edward Bird The Raffle for the Watch

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