The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-17
OBITUARY.

EDWARD MATTHEW WARD, ROYAL AOapEMioiAN'
The death is announced by the cable OF Edward
Matthew Ward. the English historical painter and
member of The Royal Academy. He born at
Pinico in 1876 and the nephew ION his mothers
side) Of Horace and James Smith. the authors of
'Rejected Addresses" His mother woman of
sound sense and coed taste. and to her. who lived
to witness it, he attributes his success. His parents
fostered his natural bias for the fine arts and while
still lad he given lessons in oil painting.
Fortunately, by the advice of Chantrey, this was
stopped, and the young student put at anatomi-
cal drawing and the study of the antique. In his
eighteenth year. 1884, he entered the schools of the
Royal Academy with the celebrated David wilkie as
his sponsor He exhibited for the first time at the
Academy in this year. His picture was portrait of
Adelph O. Smith in the character of Don Quixotc.
During the time he spent in the Academy schools he
received the advice of wilkie and showed decided
preference for color and original composition, OPP
posed to Academic study. In 1886 the young
painter left England for Rome, where he
spent three years. He carried of the silver medal
ut the Academy of st. Luke for historical COM
position in 1888 He returned to England via
Munich. where he spent few months studying
fresco painting under Cornelius. On his arrival in
England in 1899 he exhibited "Clambue and Giotto,"
painted in Rome in 1885, With the exception Of
Napoleon in the Prison at Nice bought by the
Duke OF Wellington for Apsey House, his work for
few years showed but little promise. In 1s43 in the
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