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James Ward
James Ward

James Ward

English, 1769-1859
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James Ward was a British painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver.

Born in London, and younger brother of William Ward the engraver, James Ward was influenced by many people, but his career is conventionally divided into two periods: until 1803, his single greatest influence was his brother in law George Morland; from that time, it was Rubens. From 1810 or so, Ward started to paint horses within landscapes; slightly later, he turned to very large-scale landscapes, of which Gordale Scar (Tate, London), completed in 1814 or 1815 and depicting Gordale Scar (Yorkshire) as an example of the sublime, is considered his masterpiece and a masterpiece of English Romantic painting.

Ward devoted much of the period 1815-21 to the painting of a gigantic work titled Allegory of Waterloo (now lost); this neither was much praised nor brought in the revenue Ward had hoped for. The experience may have embittered him, and the deaths of his first wife and a daughter were among other tragedies. Like many artists of the time, Ward sought commissions from wealthy gentry of their favorite horses, their favorite hunting dogs or their children.

One such family that Ward painted and drew repeatedly, and whom he counted among his friends, were the Levett family of Wynchnor Park, Staffordshire. One of Ward's best-known portraits was his Theophilus Levett hunting at Wychnor, Staffordshire of 1817. Another was Ward's 1811 painting entitled The Reverend Thomas Levett and his favourite dogs, cock-shooting. Ward also painted a group portrait of three Levett children — John, Theophilus and Frances Levett.

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A Sheet of Slight Sketches

A Sheet of Slight Sketches

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Shepherd Boy

A Shepherd Boy

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Study for the Central Character in Ward’s Painting ‘The Deer Stealer’

A Study for the Central Character in Ward’s Painting ‘The Deer Stealer’ (1820)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Stunted Oak

A Stunted Oak (1822)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Thatched Cottage and Trees at the Turn of a Country Road

A Thatched Cottage and Trees at the Turn of a Country Road

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Thatched Shelter Suspended from a Tree

A Thatched Shelter Suspended from a Tree

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Tree Trunk on the Ground

A Tree Trunk on the Ground

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Turkey Sitting on Eggs

A Turkey Sitting on Eggs

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A View near Hamilton

A View near Hamilton

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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A Young Boy with Dogs

A Young Boy with Dogs (ca. 1798)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Aberdulais Mill, Glamorganshire

Aberdulais Mill, Glamorganshire

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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An Approaching Storm

An Approaching Storm

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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An Old Oak Tree

An Old Oak Tree

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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An Outhouse Wall

An Outhouse Wall

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Arctic Dog, Facing Left

Arctic Dog, Facing Left

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Arctic Dog, Facing Right

Arctic Dog, Facing Right

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Back View of Country Woman in Hat and Shawl

Back View of Country Woman in Hat and Shawl

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Boots, Etc. Cromwell’s Time, Haddon Hall

Boots, Etc. Cromwell’s Time, Haddon Hall (1825)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Cloud Study

Cloud Study

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Coastal Village with Fishing Boats

Coastal Village with Fishing Boats

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Collcombe Castle, Devonshire

Collcombe Castle, Devonshire

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Cottage and Farm Buildings

Cottage and Farm Buildings

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Delivering a Calf

Delivering a Calf

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Dolbadarn Castle

Dolbadarn Castle

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Drawing of a Man’s Skeleton

Drawing of a Man’s Skeleton

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Eagles

Eagles

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Elijah Casting off His Mantle

Elijah Casting off His Mantle

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Farm Workers Flailing Corn

Farm Workers Flailing Corn

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Farmyard and Horses

Farmyard and Horses

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Ferrets

Ferrets

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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