1832 - 1924

Základní informace

  • Works on this site: 1
  • Art period: 19th Century
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Museums on this site: Royal Collection
  • Lifespan: 92 years
  • Nationality: United Kingdom

A Life Immersed in Art

Henrietta Mary Ada Ward was a British historical and genre painter of the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. Born into a family of professional artists, she was the daughter of George Raphael Ward, a printmaker, and Mary Webb Ward, a miniaturist. Her grandfather was the animal painter James Ward. Growing up surrounded by prominent artistic figures, she studied her craft at the Bloomsbury Art School and the academy started by Henry Sass.

In 1848, Henrietta married the historical painter Edward Matthew Ward. Together, they were supporters of women's suffrage. While raising their eight children, including the caricaturist Leslie Ward, she pursued her own career. She was noted for her historical pictures and her paintings of children, often using her own children as models.

Artistic Achievements and Legacy

Ward became a prominent female history painter, creating works such as Palissy the Potter, which was displayed at the Royal Academy in 1866. Her historical subjects included Queen Mary Quitting Stirling Castle and Scene from the Childhood of Joan of Arc. She also gave art lessons to several royal children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Her notable works include:

  • The Market at Antwerp
  • At the Louvre, 1649
  • The Princes in the Tower
  • Chatterton, 1765
  • Peace and Plenty

After her husband's death, she started her own art school to train young women artists. She also exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. In her later years, she published two autobiographical memoirs: Mrs. E. M. Ward’s Reminiscences and Memories of Ninety Years.

Otázky a odpovědi

Pod jakými dalšími jmény je Henrietta Ward známý/á?

Henrietta Ward se vystupuje även pod alternativními jmény Miss Henrietta Mary Ada Ward, Henrietta Mary Ada Ward, Mrs E.M. Ward, ヘンリエッタ・ウォード, Генриетта Уорд.

V jakých uměleckých směrech působil/a Henrietta Ward?

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Kde a v jakém roce se narodil/a Henrietta Ward?

Henrietta Ward se narodil(a) v roce 1832 ve městě London.

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Rychlý kvíz

U každé otázky je pouze jedna správná odpověď.

Otázka 1:
Who was Henrietta Ward's paternal grandfather?
Otázka 2:
At what age did Henrietta Ward marry Edward Matthew Ward?
Otázka 3:
Which famous novelist may have based his novel 'Basil' on the Ward engagement?
Otázka 4:
What was the subject of Henrietta Ward's famous 1866 painting 'Palissy the Potter'?
Otázka 5:
Which of her children became the caricaturist known as 'Spy'?