James Ward, A Rocky Stream or River

James Ward

British · 1769–1859 · Painter, Printmaker

James Ward was an English painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver. (Wikipedia)

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  1. James Ward, A Young Man In Wiltshire Who Fancied That His Good Or Evil Fortune Depended On Letting His Hair Grow, pencilA Young Man In Wiltshire Who Fancied That His Good Or Evil Fortune Depended On Letting His Hair GrowOlympia Auctions · £1,600≈ $2,225≈ €1,845Sign up to see
  2. James Ward, Cottage Near Calne, Wiltshire, pencilCottage Near Calne, WiltshireOlympia Auctions · £1,400≈ $1,861≈ €1,681Sign up to see
  3. James Ward, AN ELM AT HOLT, WILTSHIRE, watercolour and pencil on paperAN ELM AT HOLT, WILTSHIRELyon & Turnbull · £882≈ $1,143≈ €1,049Sign up to see

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James Ward was an English painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1769, LondonDied 1859, CheshuntOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1681281 ↗ULAN 500115753 ↗Museum works 21

Also known as Esq. R.A. J. Ward, Esq. R.A.] [James Ward, James A. Ward, James I Ward, James II Ward, James Wara, james ward r. a., jas. ward and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Ward, A Rocky Stream or River
A Rocky Stream or Riverca. 1811 · Graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …
James Ward, The Falls of the Clyde after a Flood
The Falls of the Clyde after a Floodca. 1811 · Watercolor with scratching out
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2025 — Open Access (CC0)
James Ward, George Frederick Cooke in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's "Othello")
George Frederick Cooke in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's "Othello")1783 · Mezzotint, hand-colored; proof before letters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 — Open Access…
James Ward, Lions Attacking Two Men and a Horse
Lions Attacking Two Men and a Horse1801–59 · Brush and black and gray wash, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…
James Ward, Marengo
Marengo1824 · lithograph on chine applique
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
James Ward, Study of an Elderly Woman for "Disobedience Discovered"
Study of an Elderly Woman for "Disobedience Discovered"c. 1797 · black chalk with gray wash and white heightening on blue-green prepared paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …
James Ward, Landing Place near Tintern Abbey
Landing Place near Tintern Abbeyprobably c. 1802 · watercolor and graphite on paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)
James Ward, The Earth Stopper
The Earth Stopper1794 or shortly thereafter · black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
James Ward, A Sheep Resting
A Sheep Restingc. 1800/1810 · graphite with watercolor and green crayon on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
James Ward, Two Studies of a Seated Man
Two Studies of a Seated Mangraphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
James Ward, 'Walton'
'Walton'1812
Brodsworth Hall ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brodsworth Hall
James Ward, Gordale Scar
Gordale Scar1813
Bradford Museums and Galleries ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bradford Museums and Galleries
James Ward, Three Views of the Head of a Native (probably a Sakalava), Madagascar
Three Views of the Head of a Native (probably a Sakalava), Madagascar1815
British Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — British Museum
James Ward, Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man1815
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff
James Ward, Reculver Church, Isle of Thanet, Kent
Reculver Church, Isle of Thanet, Kent1818
Canterbury Museums and Galleries ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canterbury Museums and Galleries
James Ward, 'Haphazard'
'Haphazard'1820
Brodsworth Hall ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brodsworth Hall
James Ward, 'Dr Syntax'
'Dr Syntax'1821
Brodsworth Hall ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brodsworth Hall
James Ward, 'Fanny', a Favourite Dog
'Fanny', a Favourite Dog1822
Sir John Soane's Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sir John Soane's Museum
James Ward, Walton
Walton1823 · Lithograph on ivory chine, laid down on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
James Ward, Fourteen Celebrated Horses:  Adonis
Fourteen Celebrated Horses: Adonis1824 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)
James Ward, Sir Francis and John Baring and Charles Wall
Sir Francis and John Baring and Charles Wallmezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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