Rev. Edward Irving
1823
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1823
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Rev. Edward Irving is a 1823 watercolor by Andrew Robertson, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a dark coat, sitting at a desk with his hands resting on a book. His white cravat and small medal on a chain stand out against the dark fabric. The background is plain, keeping focus on his face and posture. The artist used soft watercolor strokes to show light and shadow on his face. The painting looks like it was done in the early 1800s. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour by Andrew Robertson from 1823 depicts the Reverend Edward Irving, a Scottish clergyman, standing in half-length view before a pulpit. He is shown wearing a black cloak, coat, and clerical bands. The work was later held in the collection of J.B. Robertson Esq. Irving, who was tried for heresy by the presbytery of Annan in 1833, became the leader of a religious movement whose followers were known as Irvingites and later formed the Catholic Apostolic Church.
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