James Ward
George III, 1738 - 1820. Reigned 1760 - 1820. (Reviewing Regiments of the Dragoon Guards - GROUP, includes George IV)
About this artwork
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artist:James Ward (1769 - 1859) English
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title:George III, 1738 - 1820. Reigned 1760 - 1820. (Reviewing Regiments of the Dragoon Guards - GROUP, includes George IV)
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date created:Published 1799
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after:Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839) English
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:53.79 x 66.67 cm
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accession number:SPL 37.6 [dup2]
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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...