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Edward Matthew Ward. Photograph by Mayall.

Edward Matthew Ward. Colour lithograph by L. Ward (Spy), 1873.

Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A Greenwich Pensioner recounting his exploits to a small boy, showing him a print called "The blowing up of the Orient": his mother and a print pedlar (?) look on. Engraving by T. Holles, 1845, after E. M. Ward.

A woman seated on the ground, torchbearer to left, below heads of plague victims. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A man with a torch walking alongside a cart of plague victims; a woman is holding a dead child. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A man seated holding a child plague victim, a woman is holding back another man. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

Dr Samuel Johnson reading the manuscript of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The vicar of Wakefield', while a bailiff waits with the landlady. Mezzotint by S. Bellin, 1845, after E.M. Ward.

A terrified man realizing he has just contracted the plague, surrounded by a group of people. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

James Graham Marquess of Montrose on the way to his execution in the marketplace of Edinburgh. Process print after E. M. Ward.

Oliver Goldsmith, as a medical student in Europe, supports himself by playing the flute. Engraving by W. Greatbach after E.M. Ward.

A pharmacist slumped in his chair, a woman and child look on from across the table in shock. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

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Edward Matthew Ward

Images from the collections

Images by Edward Matthew Ward

Images featuring Edward Matthew Ward

Works from the collections

A Greenwich Pensioner recounting his exploits to a small boy, showing him a print called "The blowing up of the Orient": his mother and a print pedlar (?) look on. Engraving by T. Holles, 1845, after E. M. Ward.

Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A man with a torch walking alongside a cart of plague victims; a woman is holding a dead child. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A pharmacist slumped in his chair, a woman and child look on from across the table in shock. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A terrified man realizing he has just contracted the plague, surrounded by a group of people. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

Edward Matthew Ward

Images from the collections

Images by Edward Matthew Ward

Images featuring Edward Matthew Ward

Works from the collections

A Greenwich Pensioner recounting his exploits to a small boy, showing him a print called "The blowing up of the Orient": his mother and a print pedlar (?) look on. Engraving by T. Holles, 1845, after E. M. Ward.

Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A man with a torch walking alongside a cart of plague victims; a woman is holding a dead child. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A pharmacist slumped in his chair, a woman and child look on from across the table in shock. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

A terrified man realizing he has just contracted the plague, surrounded by a group of people. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

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