James Ward
English Romantic Painter, 1769-1859
English painter and engraver. He was the most important animal painter of his generation. Many of his dynamic compositions depict horses, dogs or wild animals in agitated emotional states, the sense of movement being reinforced by vigorous brushwork and strong colours. With their sweeping landscapes and dramatic skies, his canvases epitomize Romanticism. Not content to excel merely as an animal painter, Ward also produced portraits, landscapes and genre and history paintings of varying quality.
ID: 80164 John Levett Receiving Pheasant from Retriever on HIs Estate at Wychnor, John Levett Receiving Pheasant from Retriever on HIs Estate at Wychnor, 1812. Oil on canvas. James Ward, Royal Academy. Painting is in the Paul Mellon Collection, Yale Center for British Art, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
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