Edward Matthew Ward, historical painter Size:S: 36 x 28cm Plans for the Red House

Plans for the Red House

Eagle House was at this time a private school for boys

16th January 1986

Quaker and philanthropist of the latter part of the 18th century

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Edward Matthew Ward, historical painter Size:S: 36 x 28cm Plans for the Red HouseEdward Matthew Ward, historical painter, 1878. His paintings were mainly about the English history of the 17th century and the French history of the period of the revolution and the first empire. He also produced a remarkable group of pictures of English social life in the 18th century, scenes in the life of Dr Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith being his favourite subjects. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the