JAMES WARD, R.A. (BRITISH 1769-1859), STUDY FOR LORD CHESTERFIELD'S DAUGHTERS

JAMES WARD, R.A. (BRITISH 1769-1859) STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF THE LADIES ELIZABETH AND GEORGIANA STANHOPE, THE NIECE AND DAUGHTER OF 5TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Black and white chalk Signed with initials (lower left); bears inscription 'Study for Ld Chesterfields/Picture of His Daughters' (on the backing) 37.5 x 28.5cm (14¾ x 11in.) Unframed The present drawing is a study for the portrait of the Ladies Elizabeth and Georgiana Stanhope, the niece and daughter of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755-1815), politician and diplomat. In the finished painting (Collection of West Northamptonshire County Council) the girls are seated beside a fawn which they festoon with a floral garland. A related study is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Ward also painted a portrait of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield (1805-1866), Riding a Pony, now in the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Condition Report Disclaimer, JAMES WARD, R.A. (BRITISH 1769-1859), STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF THE LADIES ELIZABETH AND GEORGIANA STANHOPE, THE NIECE AND DAUGHTER OF 5TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD, JAMES WARD, R.A. (BRITISH 1769-1859) STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF THE LADIES ELIZABETH AND GEORGIANA STANHOPE, THE NIECE AND DAUGHTER OF 5TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Black and white chalk Signed with initials (lower left); bears inscription 'Study for Ld Chesterfields/Picture of His Daughters' (on the backing) 37.5 x 28.5cm (14¾ x 11in.) Unframed The present drawing is a study for the portrait of the Ladies Elizabeth and Georgiana Stanhope, the niece and daughter of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755-1815), politician and diplomat. In the finished painting (Collection of West Northamptonshire County Council) the girls are seated beside a fawn which they festoon with a floral garland. A related study is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Ward also painted a portrait of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield (1805-1866), Riding a Pony, now in the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield (1805-1866), Riding a Pony, Condition Report Disclaimer

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