Hay Makers

by William after James Ward Ward

$1,200 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An early Romantic view of rural life in England after a painting by 18th and 19th century master, James Ward. William Ward 1766-1826 colour mezzotint rendition of his brother James' painting, Haymakers at Rest is a superb example of the late 18th century, British genre print, which frequently depicted the lives of ordinary rural folk. The subjects in these images tend to be generic types, rather than individuals, and the activities frequently commonplace. There is no

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