James Ward
A View in Somersetshire from Fitzhead, the Seat of Lord Somerville

ArtistBritish, 1769–1859
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A View in Somersetshire from Fitzhead, the Seat of Lord Somerville
Date1805
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsPanel: 40 7/16 × 66 13/16 in. (102.7 × 169.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2024.7
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Object Type
ProvenanceCommissioned by John Southey, Fifteenth Lord Somerville (1765–1819); by descent; [their sale, Sotheby's, London, June 12, 2003, lot 17, bought in]; private collection, purchased from the above in 2004; by descent, his son; [his sale, Christie's, London, July 3, 2012, lot 61]; private collection, purchased at the above sale; [Eric Albada Jelgersma sale, Christie's, London, December 6, 2018, lot 28]; private collection, United Kingdom, purchased at the above sale; [Simon C. Dickinson, Ltd., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in brown oil paint, bottom left corner: JWARD -1805- [monogrammed]
Verso: Inscribed in white, upper center edge: LOT 61 3JUL12 YL143 OMP
Recto: Signed in brown oil paint, bottom left corner: JWARD [monogrammed]
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