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Anthony Cardon (1772–1813) was a Flemish engraver in chalk or stipple, who made his career in England and became a noted for his illustrations in books.
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Life
Anthony Cardon was born in Brussels in around 1772. He was the son and pupil of a Flemish painter, Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon (1765-) 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 became known for his engravings of book illustrations.
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.
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.
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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:
Cardon also engraved portraits of George III and prominent contemporaries.