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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Edwin Arthur Ward (1859–1933) was a British artist who established himself in London as a society portrait painter. Ward was born in Basford in Nottingham and moved to London at the age of 19. Between 1884 and 1903 he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London. He also exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists and elsewhere. In 1891 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. One of his daughters, Nora England also became an artist. Ward died in Dorset and Nottingham Castle Museum holds examples of his paintings.
Examples of work
- Portrait of Thomas Bescoby (1890) - Retford Town Hall
References
- ^ 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
- 15 artworks by or after Edwin Arthur Ward at the Art UK site
