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Edwin Davis French
Edwin Davis French

Edwin Davis French

American, 1851–1906
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Edwin Davis French was a bookplate engraver, who produced at least 330 engravings beginning in 1893.

Born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, his artistic career had begun in 1869 with silver engraving for the Whiting Manufacturing Company. Later, he became a founding member and trustee of the American Fine Arts Society. Two men who influenced French's work were Albrecht Dürer and Charles W. Sherborn. Many of his patrons belonged to the Grolier Club.

He was interested in constructed languages and was active in the Volapük movement, and also learned Esperanto.

French had suffered from poor health most of his life, having left Brown University in his sophomore year because of it, and eventually succumbed to tuberculosis.

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Bookplate for the Grolier Club

Bookplate for the Grolier Club (1894)

Edwin Davis French (American, 1851–1906)
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John Crerar Library

John Crerar Library (1896)

Edwin Davis French (American, 1851–1906)
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John W. & Lee Partridge Loveland

John W. & Lee Partridge Loveland (1900)

Edwin Davis French (American, 1851–1906)
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New York Yacht Club Library

New York Yacht Club Library

Edwin Davis French (American, 1851–1906)
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Ruth Mary Sabin

Ruth Mary Sabin

Edwin Davis French (American, 1851–1906)
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