Edwin Arthur Ward Explained

Edwin Arthur Ward
Birth Date:	1859
Birth Place:	Basford, Nottingham, England
Death Place:	Dorset, England
Occupation:	Artist

Edwin Arthur Ward (1859–1933) was a British artist who established himself in London as a society portrait painter.^[1] Ward was born in Basford in Nottingham and moved to London at the age of 19.^[2] Between 1884 and 1903 he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London.^[1] He also exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists and elsewhere.^[1] In 1891 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.^[2] One of his daughters, Nora England also became an artist.^[3] Ward died in Dorset and Nottingham Castle Museum holds examples of his paintings.^[2]

Examples of work

• Portrait of Thomas Bescoby (1890) - Retford Town Hall

Notes and References

1. Book: Christopher Wood. Antique Collectors' Club. 1978. The Dictionary of Victorian Painters . 0-902028-72-3.
2. Book: Brian Stewart . Mervyn Cutten . Antique Collectors' Club. 1997. The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. 1-85149-173-2.
3. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.