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Christie’s roundel
Lot 285 Property from the family of the artist (lots 279-285)

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

Six landscapes in Derbyshire and Wales including Devil's Cavern; Castleton; Llyndas Lake; and Cayne Waterfall, North Wales

Closed31 August 2025

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GBP 1,500–2,000

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James Ward, R.A. (London 1769-1859 Cheshunt)
Six landscapes in Derbyshire and Wales including Devil's Cavern; Castleton; Llyndas Lake; and Cayne Waterfall, North Wales
variously signed and inscribed with locations, and further inscribed in the artist's shorthand
pencil, one with green and grey wash
10 ¾ x 15 in. (27.4 x 38.1 cm.)(6)

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.