Edwardian portrait of journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward (her father). Ward (1873–1962) was an English artist, best known as a portrait painter. She worked in several media and genres, and is known to have exhibited between 1898 and 1939.
She was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the daughter of the subject James Blakeney, a journalist. She was educated privately at home, and later studied at the Royal College of Art. She also studied in Paris, and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1900.
Her portrait subjects included the suffragist Mary Collin, the poet Robinson Jeffers, and several members of the nobility. Her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy.
In 1923 she became President of the Society of Women Artists, having been vice-president since 1917, and held the presidency until 1936.
A very fine pastel portrait 1907.
Internal Reference: 210521_02
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA799715
Dateline of this antique is Edwardian
Height is 93cm (36.6inches)
Width is 81cm (31.9inches)
Depth is 7cm (2.8inches)
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