▁paint ings ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ists ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁( when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁boy ▁of ▁ 1 4 ), ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁The ▁Nor wich ▁Mercur y ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁when ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁of ▁twenty - one . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁St ann ard ▁married ▁his ▁fellow ▁artist ▁Em ily ▁Co pp in . ▁Em ily ▁Co pp in ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁painter ▁of ▁fruit , ▁flowers ▁and ▁still - life , ▁receiving ▁three ▁gold ▁med als ▁from ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁paint ▁for ▁fifty ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death . ▁Their ▁daughter ▁Em ily ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁artist , ▁as ▁were ▁his ▁brother ▁Alfred ▁St ann ard ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 8 9 ) ▁and ▁their ▁nie ce ▁E lo ise ▁Har ri et ▁St ann ard ▁( 1 8 2 9 – 1 9 1 5 ). ▁ ▁St ann ard ▁contract ed ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁suffered ▁from ▁poor ▁health ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁life . ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁relatives ▁r al lied ▁to ▁support ▁him ▁to ▁recuper ate ▁at ▁the ▁sea - side ▁resort ▁of ▁Great ▁Y arm outh , ▁where ▁he ▁painted ▁Y arm outh ▁Beach ▁and ▁Jet ty . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁o ars