edward francis cunningham, also known as francesco calza or calze, was a scottish portrait painter born around 1742 in kelso, scotland. he came from a good scotch family and was said to have been born at kelso about 1742. his father, having been implicated in the attempt of the pretender in 1745, was obliged to flee from scotland to the continent, and took his son with him. artistic training and career edward francis cunningham studied art with much perseverance at parma, rome, venice, and paris. he is said to have assumed the cognomen of 'calze' in italy. soon after his arrival in paris, he…