Edwin Arthur Ward (1859–1933) was a British artist who established himself in London as a society portrait painter.[1] Ward was born in Basford in Nottingham and moved to London at the age of 19.[2] Between 1884 and 1903 he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London.[1] He also exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists and elsewhere.[1] In 1891 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.[2] One of his daughters, Nora England also became an artist.[3] Ward died in Dorset and Nottingham Castle Museum holds examples of his paintings.[2]
Edwin Arthur Ward | |
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| Born | 1859 Basford, Nottingham, England |
| Died | 1933 (aged 73–74) Dorset, England |
| Occupation | Artist |
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Examples of work
edit- Portrait of Thomas Bescoby (1890) - Retford Town Hall
References
edit- ^ a b c Christopher Wood (1978). The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0-902028-72-3.
- ^ a b c Brian Stewart; Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.
- ^ Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
External links
edit- 15 artworks by or after Edwin Arthur Ward at the Art UK site
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