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Edward Duncan was a painstaking artist with his preferred media. In addition to his early training as an engraver, he was skilled in oils, lithography and etching. Duncan's drawings comprise a wide range of subjects but his best known works depict coastal scenes with shipping and other marine craft.
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Duncan was a prolific exhibitor of his works, showing more than 40 at the Royal
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In 1833 he was elected a member of the New
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Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan (c. 1781 - 1841) and Peggy, née Watson. He was born on 21 October 1803 at St
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the period and are considered to have a breadth and fluidity that bespeak the earlier traditions of
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known for his depictions of coastal views and shipping. He was a member of the
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Photographic Portrait of Edward Duncan by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
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