The tomb of James Ward, Esq., , Kensal-green Cemetery, [London], 1864. Monument consisting of '...a monumental headstone, in a coved recess of which has been sculptured by Mr. J. H. Foley , in high relief, a figure of the Muse of Painting. She stands in a pensive attitude. The head, encircled with a laurel corona, is inclined forward, the eyes fixed on the grave beneath. In her left hand she holds a palette and sheaf of brushes. The drapery is disposed with Greek simplicity, and the whole figure has an air of antique grace; yet the gesture is touching in its natural pathos' We do not r
The tomb of James Ward, Esq., , Kensal-green Cemetery, [London], 1864. Monument consisting of '...a monumental headstone, in a coved recess of which has been sculptured by Mr. J. H. Foley , in high relief, a figure of the Muse of Painting. She stands in a pensive attitude. The head, encircled with a laurel corona, is inclined forward, the eyes fixed on the grave beneath. In her left hand she holds a palette and sheaf of brushes. The drapery is disposed with Greek simplicity, and the whole figure has an air of antique grace; yet the gesture is touching in its natural pathos' We do not remember a more chaste and appropriate sculptural tribute to the late James Ward, who died in 1859, aged ninety-two, was for several years the oldest living Academician. He was an excellent engraver, but is deservedly better known as an was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1807, and an Academician in 1811'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.
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