5-year-old son of Marcus Ward (later governor of NJ) and his wife, Susan
Little Nicholas Ward, unlike the vast majority of the children who died in the 1850's, remains visible to the public as the subject of a posthumous portrait by English-American artist Lily Martin Spencer (1822-1902), which may be seen in the Newark Museum. The painting is notable for its use of period symbolism, including a vase containing a rose with a broken stem (a Victorian convention indicating that the subject is deceased) and an orange with seven segments (thought to represent Nicholas' 7 siblings). Of the 8 children born to Marcus & Susan Ward, only 2 survived to adulthood.
Little Nicholas Ward, unlike the vast majority of the children who died in the 1850's, remains visible to the public as the subject of a posthumous portrait by English-American artist Lily Martin Spencer (1822-1902), which may be seen in the Newark Museum. The painting is notable for its use of period symbolism, including a vase containing a rose with a broken stem (a Victorian convention indicating that the subject is deceased) and an orange with seven segments (thought to represent Nicholas' 7 siblings). Of the 8 children born to Marcus & Susan Ward, only 2 survived to adulthood.
5-year-old son of Marcus Ward (later governor of NJ) and his wife, Susan
Little Nicholas Ward, unlike the vast majority of the children who died in the 1850's, remains visible to the public as the subject of a posthumous portrait by English-American artist Lily Martin Spencer (1822-1902), which may be seen in the Newark Museum. The painting is notable for its use of period symbolism, including a vase containing a rose with a broken stem (a Victorian convention indicating that the subject is deceased) and an orange with seven segments (thought to represent Nicholas' 7 siblings). Of the 8 children born to Marcus & Susan Ward, only 2 survived to adulthood.
Little Nicholas Ward, unlike the vast majority of the children who died in the 1850's, remains visible to the public as the subject of a posthumous portrait by English-American artist Lily Martin Spencer (1822-1902), which may be seen in the Newark Museum. The painting is notable for its use of period symbolism, including a vase containing a rose with a broken stem (a Victorian convention indicating that the subject is deceased) and an orange with seven segments (thought to represent Nicholas' 7 siblings). Of the 8 children born to Marcus & Susan Ward, only 2 survived to adulthood.
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