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Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1780, after E. Edwards.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1781, after E. Edwards.

A Golden Eagle sitting on the branch of a dead tree. Etching by Barlow after Edwards.

A concert: one man is playing a stringed instrument, another a small pipe and a third is singing and holding a glass of wine. Engraving by Thomas Chambars after E. Edwards after Valentin de Boulogne.

Tourniquets: strap-operated and screw-operated, for the arm and thigh. Engraving by J. Newton after E. Edwards, 1783.

Rural landscapes, ideal heads, allegorical figures and a portrait. Etchings by E. Edwards.

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Edward Edwards

Images from the collections

Images by Edward Edwards

Works from the collections

Tourniquets: strap-operated and screw-operated, for the arm and thigh. Engraving by J. Newton after E. Edwards, 1783.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1780, after E. Edwards.

Rural landscapes, ideal heads, allegorical figures and a portrait. Etchings by E. Edwards.

A Golden Eagle sitting on the branch of a dead tree. Etching by Barlow after Edwards.

Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.