Edward Hughes (artist)

Edward Hughes (14 September 1832 – 14 May 1908) was a British artist who specialised in portrait painting.

[2] He also worked as an illustrator, collaborating with George du Maurier in producing the images for the Wilkie Collins book Poor Miss Finch.

[3] About 1878 he moved more or less exclusively into portrait painting, drawing praise from John Everett Millais for his representation of women.

[citation needed] Hughes received his first royal commission in 1895 which resulted in a full-length portrait of Queen Mary.

Hughes, who married twice, died on 14 May 1908 and is buried on the outside of the Circle of Lebanon in Highgate Cemetery.