James Ward
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, 1731 - 1804. Admiral. "The Victory of Lord Duncan"
About this artwork
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artist:James Ward (1769 - 1859) English
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title:Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, 1731 - 1804. Admiral. "The Victory of Lord Duncan"
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date created:Unknown
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after:John Singleton Copley (1737 - 1815) American
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:57.80 x 77.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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accession number:SP EXL 33.1
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James Ward
James Ward
From the age of twelve Ward received intensive training in reproductive printmaking from John Raphael Smith and his own brother William. In great demand by the turn of the eighteenth century, Ward was appointed mezzotint engraver to the Prince of Wales (later George IV). During the 1790s he took up...
