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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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Study of a Tree

Study of a Tree

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

Study of a Turkey

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of Sculpture; from the Elgin Marbles

Study of Sculpture; from the Elgin Marbles

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of the Head of a Ram

Study of the Head of a Ram

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

Study of Trees

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of Two Headless Classical Statues

Study of Two Headless Classical Statues

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Study of Undergrowth

Study of Undergrowth

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Thatched Huts

Thatched Huts

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Artist’s Son, Henry, Asleep

The Artist’s Son, Henry, Asleep

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Cossack, Gregory Yelloserf

The Cossack, Gregory Yelloserf (1814)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Old Double Bridge, Bury St. Edmunds

The Old Double Bridge, Bury St. Edmunds (1833)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Old Hall, Tabley, Surrounded by Parkland, July 20, 1814

The Old Hall, Tabley, Surrounded by Parkland, July 20, 1814 (ca. 1814)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Quarry

The Quarry

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Vale of Llangollen

The Vale of Llangollen

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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The Wood Cutter

The Wood Cutter

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Tree Study

Tree Study

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Two Girls (or Lady and Child) on a Garden Terrace near an Ornamental Urn

Two Girls (or Lady and Child) on a Garden Terrace near an Ornamental Urn

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Two Studies of a Tiger; above; Head and Shoulders; below; Hindquarters

Two Studies of a Tiger; above; Head and Shoulders; below; Hindquarters

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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View Overlooking Fields to Distant Mountains, with a Cottage at Right

View Overlooking Fields to Distant Mountains, with a Cottage at Right

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Wild Boar

Wild Boar (1814)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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Woman Standing, Seen from the Back

Woman Standing, Seen from the Back

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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