Eclectic artist James Ward painted in many forms - portraits, genre, and historical - but landscapes featuring beautifully-rendered animals were perhaps his finest creations. Here Ward deftly poses John Levett and his splendid mount in a lushly-detailed pastoral, the rider’s arm and horse’s neck accentuating the horizon behind them.
John Levett Hunting at Wychnor, Staffordshire, c.1840, Oil on CanvasJames Ward English (1769 - 1859) |
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Eclectic artist James Ward painted in many forms - portraits, genre, and historical - but landscapes featuring beautifully-rendered animals were perhaps his finest creations. Here Ward deftly poses John Levett and his splendid mount in a lushly-detailed pastoral, the rider’s arm and horse’s neck accentuating the horizon behind them. |
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