EDWIN LONG

British, 1829–1891

BIOGRAPHY
Edwin Long traveled to Spain at the suggestion of John Phillip and at first painted Spanish subjects. In 1874 he visited Egypt and Syria, and began a successful career as an Orientalist painter. He developed a rich, exotic style, specializing in opulent biblical stories and life in ancient Egypt. His Daughters of Our Empire series of typified female figures was commissioned by Agnew's in 1887 for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Museum Collections:
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, Greenville, SC
Bristol Musuem and Art Gallery, Bristol
Dahesh Museum, New York, NY
Gallery Oldham, Oldham
The Holburne Museum, Bath
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Portrait Gallery, London
Royal Academy of Arts Collection, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath

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