Edward Caruana Dingli was born on 10 August 1876 in
Valletta to Raphael Caruana Dingli and Martha née Garroni. He followed his father in embarking on a career in the civil service, where he was commissioned to the
Royal Malta Regiment of Militia, and later he transferred to the
Royal Malta Artillery. He left military service in 1913 and became a full-time artist at the age of 37. He married Charlotte Marietta Giovanna Falzon for thirteen years, with whom he had two children, when he was 24. Following his separation from Falzon in 1913, he had a reputedly scandalous relationship with Olga Galea Naudi née Barbora, He would go on to paint various portraits of Olga throughout his career. He was the director of the Government School of Arts in Malta between 1919 and 1947. A number of his students later became notable Maltese artists, including
Willie Apap,
Anton Inglott,
Emvin Cremona and
Esprit Barthet. and great-uncle to
Debbie Caruana Dingli, both of whom are notable Maltese painters. == Artistic work ==