Edward Francis Finden (1791–1857) was a Britishengraver.
Finden was the younger brother, fellow-pupil, and coadjutor ofWilliam Finden, and shared his successes and fortunes.[1]
Finden executed some separate works, among early ones being a set of etchings forRichard Duppa'sMiscellaneous Opinions and Observations on the Continent (1825) andIllustrations of the Vaudois in a Series of Views (1831). He was also a large contributor of illustrations to the annuals, books of beauty, poetry, and other sentimental works then in vogue.[1]
The separate engravings he executed included:The Harvest Waggon, afterThomas Gainsborough;As Happy as a King' afterWilliam Collins;Captain Macheath in Prison, afterGilbert Stuart Newton;The Little Gleaner after SirWilliam Beechey;The Princess Victoria, afterRichard Westall andOthello telling his Exploits to Brabantio and Desdemona, afterDouglas Cowper. He also did engravings for landscape painter James Duffield Harding (1798–1863) including "Mount Edgcumbe".
He died atSt. John's Wood, aged 65, on 9 February 1857 and was buried on the western side ofHighgate Cemetery.[1][2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: "Finden, Edward Francis".Dictionary of National Biography. London:Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Love's Motto. byRichard Westall with a poetical illustration byLetitia Elizabeth Landon in Forget Me Not annual for 1827.The Stag. byRobert Hills with a poetical illustration byLetitia Elizabeth Landon in Forget Me Not annual for 1827.Dover., a painting bySamuel Owen for the Forget Me Not annual for 1827, with a poemThe Cliff's of Dover byFelicia Hemans.Fading Flowers., a painting byJohn Masey Wright, in the Friendship's Offering annual for 1827, with a poem byFelicia Hemans.The Bridal Morning. for the Forget Me Not annual for 1828, with illustrative verse byLetitia Elizabeth LandonGuardian Angels. with the poemThe Angel's Call, byFelicia Hemans, for The Amulet annual for 1829.The Maiden Astrologer. with illustrative verse byLetitia Elizabeth Landon in The Literary Souvenir annual for 1831.The Festival., a painting by William Purser for the Friendship’s Offering annual, 1836, with a poetical illustration byLetitia Elizabeth Landon.Arabia., byFanny Corbaux for Findens’ Tableaux, 1837, with a poetical illustration (Arabia. The Arab Maid) byLetitia Elizabeth LandonThe Zenana.:
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