Edward Matthew Ward

Doctor Johnson in the Ante-Room of the Lord Chesterfield Waiting for an Audience, 1748

1845, exhibited 1848

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Artist: Edward Matthew Ward 1816–1879
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 1060 x 1394 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
Reference: N00430

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