The Ruined Fortress

The Ruined Fortress
The Ruined Fortress
The Ruined Fortress
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) after Wilson
Title
The Ruined Fortress
Date
1834 (undated)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Metric: 155 x 248 mm
Imperial: 6 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.
Accession Number
1861,1214.769
Wilson Online Reference
E78/2
Description
Landscape framed by trees, with two boys on the bank of a lake in the left foreground, one with a fishing rod. Across the water other figures may be seen on the shore and on the cliff is a ruined fortress with tower. To its right are other buildings and in the distance, a prominent mountain.
Provenance
Purchased from A.E. Evans & Sons, 403 Strand, London, 1861
Signature/inscription
[1] Lettered below the image with the title, production detail: 'R. Wilson' 'E. [sic] J. Havell' and publication line: 'London, George Virtue'
[2] Stamped: 'CABINET GALLERY.'
Subject
This is actually a view of Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris after P120.
Related Drawings
D343 Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P120 Richard Wilson, Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and other versions
Critical commentary
A plate from The Cabinet Gallery of Pictures by the first Masters of the English and foreign Schools, by Allan Cunningham, published by John Major, London, 1834-36
Bibliography
R. K. Engen, Dictionary of Victorian Engravers, Print Publishers and Their Works', 1979, p. 95
More Information
Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) was an illustrator, photographer and printmaker, working in London. He was brother of the landscape painter, William Havell.
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2018-02-02 00:00:00