English: Group portrait of John, Theophilus and Frances Levett, full-length, the younger two seated on a donkey, in a wooded landscape. Signed and dated, James Ward, RA (Royal Academy), 'Nov(ember) 1811' Painted by English painter James Ward (1769-1859)
Date November 1811
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Painting ID:: 75609
James Ward English: Group portrait of John, Theophilus and Frances Levett, full-length, the younger two seated on a donkey, in a wooded landscape. Signed and dated, James Ward, RA (Royal Academy), 'Nov(ember) 1811' Painted by English painter James Ward (1769-1859)
Date November 1811
cyf Group portrait of John 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.
