The Birth of an Heir / La Naissance d’un Heritier

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

William Ward was the son of James Ward, manager for a fruit and cider merchant. His younger brother, also named James Ward was a painter. Ward held the position of mezzotint engraver to the Duke of York from 1804 and engraver to the Prince of Wales from 1813. The following year he became an Associate Engraver of the Royal Academy. He died in 1826 at his home in Warren Street, London.

Places

Subjects

genre, boy, baby, man, woman, girl, 18th century costume, dress, coat, stockings, breeches, shoe, bottle, plate, bowl, biscuit, fireplace, door, domestic interior, curtain, settee, stool

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint, coloured mezzotint

Artist

William Redmore Bigg (1755 - 1828)
William Ward (1766 - 1826)

Title

The Birth of an Heir / La Naissance d’un Heritier

Date

published 1 March 1799

Medium

Coloured mezzotint

Acquisition

Purchased from Colnaghi, October 1953

GAC number

2329