About this artwork
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artist:James Ward (1769 - 1859) English
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title:Henry Erskine, 1746 - 1817. Lord Advocate
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date created:Unknown
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after:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) Scottish
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:43.81 x 35.25 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:SP V 78.1
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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...
