man ▁and ▁a ▁sk illed ▁ice - sk ater . ▁His ▁port ra its ▁were ▁painted ▁by ▁William ▁Be ech ey , ▁George ▁Cl int ▁and ▁Robert ▁Lad bro oke . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁St ann ard ▁died ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁aged ▁ 3 3 . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁mem orial ▁stone ▁to ▁Joseph ▁St ann ard , ▁his ▁infant ▁daughter ▁and ▁his ▁sister ▁E lo ise ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁Mad der market , ▁Nor wich . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁career ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁author ▁Joseph ine ▁Wal pole , ▁Joseph ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁School ▁of ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁artists ▁that ▁included ▁his ▁old ▁master ▁Robert ▁Lad bro oke ▁and ▁his ▁sons , ▁James ▁S ille tt ▁and ▁John ▁Th irt le , ▁who ▁se ced ed ▁from ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ists ▁to ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁society . ▁Led ▁by ▁Lad bro oke , ▁seven ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Society ▁opened ▁an ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁' The ▁Tw elf th ▁of ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Nor wich ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ists ', ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁Ta vern , ▁on ▁Theatre ▁P lain . ▁ ▁St ann ard ▁made ▁connections ▁with ▁Nor wich ' s ▁Theatre ▁Roy ale ▁ 1 8 1 9 - 2 0 ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁was