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. Related Paintings of James Duffield Harding :. | Concert van Vogels | Giulio Apollo and Marsyas | Portrait of Pieter Both | Landscahaft with grave time | Wheat Fields with Reaper at Sunrise (nn04) | Related Artists: august jerdorff
