Edward Orme
Trade card of Edward Orme
Born1775
Manchester, U.K.
Died28 September 1848
London, U.K.
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery
Occupation(s)Engraver, property developer
SpouseHester Edmonds
Children3 sons, 2 daughters
Parent(s)Aaron Orme
Margaret Walmsley
RelativesDaniel Orme (brother)

Edward Orme (1775–1848) was a British engraver, painter and publisher of illustrated books. He was also a property developer in Bayswater, where Orme Square was named after him.

Early life

Edward Orme was born in 1775 in Manchester.[1][2] His father, Aaron Orme, made fustian; his mother was Margaret Walmsley.[2] He had three brothers: Robert, Daniel and William.[2]

Career

Orme was an engraver and painter.[2] One of his portraits was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1801.[3] He did 700 etchings or paintings,[2] some of which are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery.[4] He was an engraver to King George III from 1799 to 1820, and to the Prince of Wales from 1799 to 1830.[3]

Orme opened a shop as a printmaker on Conduit Street in Mayfair in 1800.[3] A year later, in 1801, he opened another shop on the corner of New Bond Street and Brook Street.[2] He published many books of aquatints and etchings, including Rudiments of Landscape in 1801 and Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes in 1819.[2] He closed down his shop in 1824.[3]

Orme began purchasing land for development in Bayswater in 1808.[2] In 1815, he began developing Moscow Road and St. Petersburgh Place, whose Russian names came from Tsar Alexander I of Russia's visit in June 1814.[5] He also developed Orme Square from 1826 to 1828,[2] which was named after him.[5]

Personal life and death

Orme married Hester Edmonds, also known as Etty Edmonds, on 22 June 1802 at St George's, Hanover Square.[2] They had three sons and two daughters.[2] They resided at 6 Fitzroy Square in Fitzrovia, London.[2] He died on 28 September 1848.[2] He was first buried at St Mary's in Paddington and later moved to Kensal Green Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Edward Orme (Biographical details)". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Maggs, John (May 2006). "Orme, Edward (1775–1848)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37824. Retrieved 27 December 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d "Orme, Edward". The Science Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Edward Orme (1775-1848), Engraver, printseller and property developer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b Walford, Edward (1878). "Notting Hill and Bayswater". Old and New London. Vol. 5. London. pp. 177–188. Retrieved 27 December 2016 – via British History Online.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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