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James Ward

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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Tree Study

Tree Study

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
An Unknown Woman

An Unknown Woman

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

Back View of Country Woman in Hat and Shawl

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Study of an Elderly Woman for ‘Disobedience Discovered’

Study of an Elderly Woman for ‘Disobedience Discovered’ (c. 1797)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
A Mill

A Mill

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Ruins of Richbro’ Castle, Isle of Thanet

Ruins of Richbro’ Castle, Isle of Thanet

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Grey Arabian stallion, the property of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn

Grey Arabian stallion, the property of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (ca. 1817)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Ravager, One of the Lambton Hounds

Ravager, One of the Lambton Hounds (1835)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
A Hog, Sleeping

A Hog, Sleeping (ca. 1807)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Head of a Tiger

Head of a Tiger

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

Elijah Casting off His Mantle

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

Study of a Thistle

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
A Cedar on a Rise with a Herd of Deer Grouped Beneath its Shade

A Cedar on a Rise with a Herd of Deer Grouped Beneath its Shade (1814)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
The Obstinate Donkey

The Obstinate Donkey (1811)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
Lord Southampton’s Shooting Pony, with ‘Sailor’, His Retriever, and ‘Rover’, His Spaniel

Lord Southampton’s Shooting Pony, with ‘Sailor’, His Retriever, and ‘Rover’, His Spaniel (ca. 1822)

James Ward (English, 1769-1859)
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