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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

James Ward’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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James Ward, Untitled, pencil 9.5 x 16cm
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£600Sign up free to see
James Ward, AN ELM AT HOLT, WILTSHIRE, watercolour and pencil on paper
AN ELM AT HOLT, WILTSHIRE
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 19, 2025
£882Sign up free to see
James Ward, Cottage Near Calne, Wiltshire, pencil
Cottage Near Calne, Wiltshire
Olympia Auctions · Oct 2, 2024
£1,400Sign up free to see
James Ward, Milking Time, oil on canvas
Milking Time
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 20, 2024
€1,000Sign up free to see
James Ward, Untitled, watercolour 21 x 30.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · Oct 24, 2023
£160Sign up free to see
James Ward, Untitled, pencil and chalks 26.2 x 21cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023
£280Sign up free to see
James Ward, Untitled, pencil and watercolour 25.5 x 21cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023
£380Sign up free to see
James Ward, Untitled, pen and ink and watercolour 27 x 38cm and 10.3 x 15.3cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023
£220Sign up free to see
James Ward, A Young Man In Wiltshire Who Fancied That His Good Or Evil Fortune Depended On Letting His Hair Grow, pencil
A Young Man In Wiltshire Who Fancied That His Good Or Evil Fortune Depended On Letting His Hair Grow
Olympia Auctions · May 6, 2021
£1,600Sign up free to see
James Ward, Study Of A Carrier, pencil and watercolour
Study Of A Carrier
Olympia Auctions · May 6, 2021
£280Sign up free to see
James Ward, Snowdon, pencil and wash
Snowdon
Toovey's · Sep 16, 2020
£240Sign up free to see
James Ward, Fox Hunter, FOX HUNTER, oil on canvas
Fox Hunter
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 15, 2012
$650Sign up free to see
James Ward, Fishing Boars, pencil drawing
Fishing Boars
Toovey's · Nov 2, 2011
£85Sign up free to see
James Ward, A Cottager Return'd from Market, oil on canvas
A Cottager Return'd from Market
Chorley's · Jan 27, 2026
James Ward, The Country Butcher, mezzotint
The Country Butcher
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024
James Ward, Milking Time, oil on canvas
Milking Time
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Oct 28, 2018
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 1, 2018
James Ward, The Centurion Cornelius, 1800, Mezzotinto, koloriert
The Centurion Cornelius, 1800
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 12, 2010

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)

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