Edward Miles (painter)

Edward Miles (14 October 1752 – 7 March 1828) was an English miniature painter from Yarmouth.

[1] He was a native of Yarmouth, where he began life as an errand-boy to Giles Wakeman, a surgeon in that town.

He early showed a talent for drawing, which was encouraged by his master, and after receiving sufficient patronage from friends in Yarmouth, he came to London in 1771.

In 1792 he was appointed miniature painter to the Duchess of York, and in 1794 to Queen Charlotte, whose portrait he painted.

One of his later works was a portrait of the Emperor Alexander of Russia, which was presented to the Earl of Liverpool.