William and Prince Harry, and also gave drawing lessons to the Prince of Wales. He also made "coloured drawing" (drawings tinted with watercolour) of landscapes. Fifteen of his portraits are held by the National Portrait Gallery. He became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1956, and a full member in 1966 (he was a Trustee from 1985 to 1993). He and three other members of the Royal Academy resigned in 1997 in protest at the Sensation exhibition. He never rejoined. He was also a member of the Royal Watercolour Society, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (Vice-President from 1980 to 1985) and the New English Art Club. He received an honorary doctorate from University of Kent in 1982, and was appointed CBE in 1985. Ward's work was exhibited in Tenterden in 1989, jointly with Ernest Greenwood and Ken Howard. He died in Bilting, Kent, and was survived by his wife, their four sons and two daughters. His daughter, Celia Ward, is also a painter, as is his son Toby. References Obituary (The Independent, 16 June 2007) Obituary (The Daily Telegraph, 18 June 2007) Obituary (The Guardian, 21 June 2007) Obituary (The Times, 21 June 2007) External links J. S. Ward on Artnet Paintings by J. S. Ward (Bridgeman Art Library) J S Ward (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London) Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery 1917 births 2007 deaths Military personnel from Herefordshire British Army personnel of World War II Royal Engineers soldiers 20th-century English painters English male painters 21st-century English painters English watercolourists English illustrators English portrait painters English landscape painters Royal Academicians People from Hereford 20th-century English male artists 21st-century English male artists