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Pembroke Town and Castle
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The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Pembroke Town and Castle
Date
c.1764-66 (undated)
Medium
Graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
294 x 522 mm
Dimensions
11 9/16 x 20 9/16 in.
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Collection
The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. To license images click here.
Accession Number
P06223
Wilson Online Reference
D368
Description
The town of Pembroke is seen from the west, across a tidal inlet of the Cleddau estuary. On the right the ancient castle with its 13th-century round keep and jagged silhouette contrasts with the town itself, dominated by the tower of St Mary's Church, left centre. Two figures are seen in a boat on the water and a third works on a boat in the left foreground.
The town of Pembroke is seen from the west, across a tidal inlet of the Cleddau estuary. On the right the ancient castle with its 13th-century round keep and jagged silhouette contrasts with the town itself, dominated by the tower of St Mary's Church, left centre. Two figures are seen in a boat on the water and a third works on a boat in the left foreground.
Exhibited
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (120)
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (120)
Provenance
A. Molhens, London
A. Molhens, London
Signature/inscription
Inscribed in Wilson's hand over areas of foliage to the left of the castle and elsewhere: Ivy
Inscribed in Wilson's hand over areas of foliage to the left of the castle and elsewhere: Ivy
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Collectors' marks
Verso inscriptions
[1] Lower right corner, pencil in old hand: Pembroke Castle / Acc No D 6223 / L N. Pem. 335 f [2] Lower left corner, pencil: C / 5992 / 3 /48
[1] Lower right corner, pencil in old hand: Pembroke Castle / Acc No D 6223 / L N. Pem. 335 f
[2] Lower left corner, pencil: C / 5992 / 3 /48
Mount inscriptions
[1] Lower centre on a fictive label, an old pencil inscription: Pembroke Castle [2] Lower right, pencil, in the same hand: Original
[1] Lower centre on a fictive label, an old pencil inscription: Pembroke Castle
[2] Lower right, pencil, in the same hand: Original
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E29 James Mason after Wilson, <i> Pembroke Town and Castle </i> 1775, The British Museum and other impressions
E29 James Mason after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
1775, The British Museum and other impressions
Versions
Related Paintings
P154 <i>Pembroke Town and Castle</i>, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
P154
Pembroke Town and Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Critical commentary
Clearly drawn on the spot. The precise linearity of the drawing style and the slight dissonance between the two halves of the composition suggest that it might have been executed with the aid of some optical device.
Clearly drawn on the spot. The precise linearity of the drawing style and the slight dissonance between the two halves of the composition suggest that it might have been executed with the aid of some optical device.
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Bibliography
I.A. Williams, 'A Welsh Drawing by Richard Wilson', <i>The National Library of Wales Journal</i>, vol. 8, Summer 1953, pp. 74-76; Constable 1954, p. 143, fig. 14; Solkin 1982, pp. 227-28
I.A. Williams, 'A Welsh Drawing by Richard Wilson',
The National Library of Wales Journal
, vol. 8, Summer 1953, pp. 74-76; Constable 1954, p. 143, fig. 14; Solkin 1982, pp. 227-28
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Condition/Conservation
Framed dimensions: 440 x 670 mm. There are pinholes at the corners, some small damages and a repaired tear, lower left. The original lower right corner is missing. Despite the appearance of a vertical join in the middle the support is one sheet of paper.
Framed dimensions: 440 x 670 mm. There are pinholes at the corners, some small damages and a repaired tear, lower left. The original lower right corner is missing. Despite the appearance of a vertical join in the middle the support is one sheet of paper.
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Prints
James Mason (1710-1783) after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
, The British Museum
James Mason (1710-1783) after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
James Mason (1710-1783) after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
, The British Museum
James Mason (1710-1783) after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
, The British Museum
James Mason (1710-1783) after Wilson,
Pembroke Town and Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Pembroke Town and Castle
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Exhibitions
London, Tate Gallery, Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, and New Haven, Conn., Yale Center for British Art, 3 November 1982 - 19 June 1983
Biographies
Documents
David Solkin,
Richard Wilson: The Landscape of Reaction
William George Constable, 'Richard Wilson: Some Pentimenti'
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