Anthony Cardon (1772–1813) was a Flemish engraver in chalk or stipple, who made his career in England and became noted for his engravings and book illustrations.

Life

Anthony Cardon was born in

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in around 1772. He was the son and pupil of a Flemish painter, Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon (1765- 1822) and took prizes at the Academy in Brussels. During the troubles in the Low Countries preceding the Flanders Campaign of 1793, Cardon, aged 17 years, went to England, with a letter of introduction to Paul Colnaghi, who gave him employment. He received his early art education at the Royal Academy Schools and studied three years under his friend Luigi Schiavonetti. His primary medium was

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and he became a leading exponent of the method during his lifetime. He is best remembered for the engravings used in book illustrations. Some of the titles for which Cardon was the engraver include: ''Essays After Cartoons Raphael Windsor'' by Nicholas Joseph Ruyssen and Anthony Cardon, published in 1798 and an 1811 edition of the ''Book of Common Prayer,'' published by F. & C. Rivington of London. Cardon also engraved portraits of George III and prominent contemporaries. He was an early member of the Chalcographic Society and a member of the Society of the Encouragement of the Arts and received their gold medal for his ''Battle of Alexandria'' in 1807.L.H.W. "Anthony Cardon," ''Arnold's Magazine of the Fine Arts, and Journal of Literature and Science,'' Vol. 4, London, 1834, p. 54
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died on 17 February 1813, in London Street,

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. His son, Philip Cardon, was trained as an engraver, drew in Indian work, and died about 1817. Examples of Cardon's work can be found in the

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, The British Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum and in the books he illustrated, many of which are in museum and library collections.

Gallery

Plates from the ''Cries of London'' series File:Cries of london plate4 by CARDON, ANTHONY (ANTOINE) - GMII.jpg, "Do you want any Matches?" from ''Cries of London'' by Anthony Cardon, 1794 File:Cries of london plate8 by CARDON, ANTHONY (ANTOINE) - GMII.jpg, "Round & Sound Five Pence Pound Duke Cherries," from ''Cries of London'' by Anthony Cardon, 1794 File:Cries of london plate11 by CARDON, ANTHONY (ANTOINE) - GMII.jpg, "A New Love Song only ha'penny a piece," from ''Cries of London'' by Anthony Cardon, 1796

Works

In 1807 Cardon received the gold medal of the

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for his engraving of the ''Battle of Alexandria'', after Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg. He also engraved: * The ''Battle of Maida'', after De Loutherbourg; * Plates of the ''Campaign against Tippoo Sahib''; * The ''Presentation of Catharine of France to Henry V of England'', after

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; * ''Salvator Mundi'', after

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; * ''The Woman taken in Adultery'', after

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; * ''The Rustic Minstrel'', ''Innocent Captivation'', and ''The Storming of Seringapatam'', after Henry Singleton, c. 1780. * ''l'Enfant Prodigue Recoit sa Legitime'' (The Prodigal Son Receives his Legitimate Share), 1780 * ''Cries of London'' - a series of engravings of street life and street vendors

External links

World Catalogue, Anthony Cardon 1772–1813www.anthonycardon.fr

Notes

Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardon, Anthony 1770s births 1813 deaths Artists from the Austrian Netherlands 18th-century English engravers 18th-century Flemish engravers 19th-century British engravers 19th-century Flemish engravers 18th-century British illustrators 19th-century British illustrators Artists from Brussels Street cries