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Lot 281 Property from the family of the artist (lots 279-285)

James Ward, R.A. (London 1769-1859 Cheshunt)

Five landscape studies in North Wales, including a view of Snowdon from Brondanw; Nantesmill; Caernvarvon; and an aqueduct in the Vale of Llangollen

Closed31 August 2025

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GBP 2,000–3,000

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James Ward, R.A. (London 1769-1859 Cheshunt)
Five landscape studies in North Wales, including a view of Snowdon from Brondanw; Nantesmill; Caernvarvon; and an aqueduct in the Vale of Llangollen
all signed and variously inscribed with locations and in the artists shorthand
pencil, one with blue and yellow wash
10 x 19 3⁄8 in. (25.4 x 49.3 cm.); and smaller

Probably by descent in the artist’s family to Edith Winifred Jackson, Ward’s great granddaughter;
Thomas H. Knowles, 1932, and by descent to his son
T.W. Knowles, 1956, by whom given to
Prudence Summerhayes Turner, a descendant of the artist, and by descent in the family to the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Dr. Edward J. Nygren for his help in cataloguing this group of drawings.