The Wandering Brush: The Life and Legacy of Edward Francis Cunningham The life of Edward Francis Cunningham, a name often whispered alongside the moniker Calze, reads like a dramatic 18th-century novel, marked by aristocratic privilege, continental wanderlust, and ultimate tragedy. Born around 1742 in the quiet Scottish town of Kelso, Cunningham’s early years were shaped by political upheaval. Following his father's involvement in the Jacobite rising of 1745, the family was forced into exile on the European continent. This displacement, while born of necessity and fear, proved to be the cata…