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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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Sheet of Sketches; Wagon, Horse, Milkmaid and Other Figure Studies

Sheet of Sketches; Wagon, Horse, Milkmaid and Other Figure Studies

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Sir Charles Blunt at the Death of the Boar

Sir Charles Blunt at the Death of the Boar

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Sir Charles Blunt Hunting the Boar and Escaping From the Tiger

Sir Charles Blunt Hunting the Boar and Escaping From the Tiger

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Sleeping Pig

Sleeping Pig

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Snowdon, an Approaching Storm

Snowdon, an Approaching Storm (1853)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies after Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Arthur Goodwin

Studies after Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Arthur Goodwin (1825)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of a Hilly Coast, and a Rocky Waterfall

Studies of a Hilly Coast, and a Rocky Waterfall

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Anatomy, Measurements and Writing

Studies of Anatomy, Measurements and Writing

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Boats on a Riverside

Studies of Boats on a Riverside

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Dogs lying down

Studies of Dogs lying down

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Figures

Studies of Figures

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Geese

Studies of Geese

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Gulls

Studies of Gulls

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Hands

Studies of Hands

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Horses

Studies of Horses

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Pigs

Studies of Pigs

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Studies of Plants, August 2, 1815

Studies of Plants, August 2, 1815 (1815)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study for The Mother’s Bribe, or The Temptation to be Washed

Study for The Mother’s Bribe, or The Temptation to be Washed

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study for the Oil Painting ‘The Children of Theophilus Levitt, Esquire.’

Study for the Oil Painting ‘The Children of Theophilus Levitt, Esquire.’ (1820 to 1830)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study for the View of Cambridge from Castle Hill

Study for the View of Cambridge from Castle Hill

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study from Nature, One of the Children of Charity for the Large Picture of the Waterloo Allegory

Study from Nature, One of the Children of Charity for the Large Picture of the Waterloo Allegory

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Calf

Study of a Calf

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family)

Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Coat and Breeches

Study of a Coat and Breeches

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Drayman (A Study for ‘Sides – all’)

Study of a Drayman (A Study for ‘Sides – all’)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Kid

Study of a Kid (1796)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Mountain with Trees

Study of a Mountain with Trees

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Plunging Eagle

Study of a Plunging Eagle

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Sleeping Dog

Study of a Sleeping Dog

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of a Thistle

Study of a Thistle

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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