James Duffield Harding English Painter, ca.1797-1863
English painter, engraver and writer. He received his first lessons in painting from his father, J. Harding (d 1846), who was a pupil of Paul Sandby. By 1807 the family had moved to Greenwich where Harding spent much of his time drawing and painting in Greenwich Park. In 1811 at the age of 14 he exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy. He had lessons in watercolour painting from Samuel Prout and in 1816 he won the Society of Arts silver medal for landscape painting. Modern Greece,and many a summer flower is there Childe Harold (mk47) SPWC 1828
80 guineas,bt,J.Morrison
Watercolour and bodycolour
749x1000mm
By kind permission of the Trustees,Sudeley Castle
