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Carnarvon Castle, the Birthplace of Edward II, in North Wales
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Carnarvon Castle, the Birthplace of Edward II, in North Wales
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Artist
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson
Title
Carnarvon Castle, the Birthplace of Edward II, in North Wales
Date
Published 17 July 1775
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 404 x 537 mm
Dimensions
Plate: 15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.
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The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1917,1208.3407
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E27C
Description
View of a Norman castle with angled towers in the walls on the right, overlooking a river, with wooded banks opposite on the left and fields in the distance. On the far side of a broad stretch of water, a woman is milking a cow and two other figures are resting on the bank in the foreground.
View of a Norman castle with angled towers in the walls on the right, overlooking a river, with wooded banks opposite on the left and fields in the distance. On the far side of a broad stretch of water, a woman is milking a cow and two other figures are resting on the bank in the foreground.
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Provenance
1917 donated by Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall (1880-1958) of Wrest Park, Bedfordshire among 4651 prints and drawings given to the British Museum in memory of her brother, Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas (1876-1916).
1917 donated by Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall (1880-1958) of Wrest Park, Bedfordshire among 4651 prints and drawings given to the British Museum in memory of her brother, Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas (1876-1916).
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Lettered below the image in English and French, production detail: 'Richd. Wilson pinxt', 'Willm. Byrne sculpt' and publication line: 'Published July 17th. 1775 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London'
Lettered below the image in English and French, production detail: 'Richd. Wilson pinxt', 'Willm. Byrne sculpt' and publication line: 'Published July 17th. 1775 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London'
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Caernarvon Castle is located on the northern banks of the River Seiont on the Caernarvonshire coast in North Wales, across the Menai Straits from the Island of Anglesey. Its massive ruins offered the traveller in search of the picturesque an impressive reminder of Britain's heroic past. The castle was begun by Edward I in 1284 and his son Edward, the first English Prince of Wales, was born in the great Eagle Tower on 25 April that year.
Caernarvon Castle is located on the northern banks of the River Seiont on the Caernarvonshire coast in North Wales, across the Menai Straits from the Island of Anglesey. Its massive ruins offered the traveller in search of the picturesque an impressive reminder of Britain's heroic past. The castle was begun by Edward I in 1284 and his son Edward, the first English Prince of Wales, was born in the great Eagle Tower on 25 April that year.
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See 'Links' tab. Other impressions are at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (4609344 & PE194/b)
See 'Links' tab.
Other impressions are at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (4609344 & PE194/b)
Related Paintings
P12 <i>Caernarvon Castle</i>, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit P12A <i>Caernarvon Castle</i>, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven P12C <i>Caernarvon Castle with Anglesea in the Distance</i>, Private Collection P12D <i>Caernarvon Castle</i>, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
P12
Caernarvon Castle
, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
P12A
Caernarvon Castle
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
P12C
Caernarvon Castle with Anglesea in the Distance
, Private Collection
P12D
Caernarvon Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Critical commentary
This print is one of the set, <i>Six Views in North and South Wales</i>, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775.
This print is one of the set,
Six Views in North and South Wales
, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775.
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Bibliography
R. Gough, <i>Anecdotes of British Topography</i>, London 1768, p. 603; Edwards 1808, p. 88
R. Gough,
Anecdotes of British Topography
, London 1768, p. 603; Edwards 1808, p. 88
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An impression belonged to <span class="underline">William Lock of Norbury</span> and featured in his sale, Sotheby's London 3-7 May 1821 (619).
An impression belonged to
William Lock of Norbury
and featured in his sale, Sotheby's London 3-7 May 1821 (619).
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Work of Art
Versions
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson,
Carnarvon Castle
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson,
Prospect of Caernarfon Castle from the North
, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson,
Carnarvon Castle
, The British Museum
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson,
Caernarvon Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Caernarvon Castle
, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Caernarvon Castle
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Caernarvon Castle with Anglesea in the Distance
, Private Collection
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Caernarvon Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Exhibitions
Biographies
William Byrne, 1743-1805
John Boydell, 1720-1804
Documents
Edward Edwards,
Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
Part of a sketchbook
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