Introduction
Anthony Cardon (1772–1813) was a Flemish engraver who made his career in England.
Life
He was the son and pupil of Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon, born in Brussels, and took prizes at the Academy there. During the troubles in the Low Countries preceding the Flanders Campaign of 1793, he went to England, with a letter of introduction to Paul Colnaghi, who gave him employment. He became known by his engravings for book illustration.
Cardon studied three years under his friend Luigi Schiavonetti. He was a stipple engraver with a high reputation, and died on 17 February 1813, in London Street, Fitzroy Square. His son, Philip Cardon, was trained as an engraver, drew in Indian work, and died about 1817.
Works
In 1807 Cardon received the gold medal of the Society of Arts 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 Thomas Stothard;
- Salvator Mundi, after Carlo Dolci;
- The Woman taken in Adultery, after Rubens;
- The Rustic Minstrel, Innocent Captivation, and The Storming of Seringapatam, after Henry Singleton.
Cardon also engraved portraits of George III and prominent contemporaries.