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| English Heritage Reference: | 487835 |
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| RBKC Reference: | 249/80/82 |
| Property: | TOMB OF JAMES WARD |
| Street: | HARROW ROAD , W10 |
| Date: | 13/06/2001 |
| Grade: | II |
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| Description: | Tomb of James Ward, died 1859. By J.H. Foley. Carrara marble relief. Tall, arched surround containing high-relief figure of the Muse of Painting. (Arch broken at time of survey- 1998). History: Ward was an outstanding late Romantic painter of landscapes and animals, best known for his epic landscape Gordale Scar (Tate Gallery). Inscription states he was `distinguished as an engraver and afterwards as an animal painter. His works in the National Gallery and the Brtitish Museum prove his great and varied powers in each pursuit'. Sources: The Builder, 7th November 1863, 789. |
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