About this artwork
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artist:James Ward (1769 - 1859) English
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title:Victory over the Dutch, 11th October, 1797
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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:76.00 x 56.00 cm (mount 91.00 x 76.00 cm) both sight
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object type:
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credit line:Acquired from the Countess of Buckinghamshire's Trust 1995
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accession number:SP EXL 33.2
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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...
