Kilgarren Castle, South Wales

Kilgarren Castle, South Wales
Kilgarren Castle, South Wales
Kilgarren Castle, South Wales
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Artist
William Elliott (1727-1766) after Wilson
Title
Kilgarren Castle, South Wales
Date
1765, republished 17 July 1775
Medium
Line engraving and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: Sheet: 457 x 629 mm. Plate: 406 x 543 mm
Imperial: Sheet: 18 x 24 3/4 in. Plate: 16 x 21 3/8 in.
Accession Number
B1977.14.14575
Wilson Online Reference
E31
Description
Landscape with a man fishing on a rock in the foreground in the middle of a broad river with trees and rocky hills on either side. There is a small ruin on the right bank and a ruined castle with round towers on the hill-top to the right.
Provenance
Acquired 1977
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image:
[1] Lower left: Richd. Wilson Pinxt.
[2] Lower left: KILGARREN CASTLE, | in South Wales.
[3] Lower riight: LE CHATEAU DE KILGARREN, | dans la Principauté de Galles.
[4] Lower right: Willm. Elliott Sculpt.
Collectors' marks
[1] Paul Mellon
Verso inscriptions
[1] Lower left, graphite: '16404 / 9 4/20'
[2] Lower right, graphite: '(IR74/656)'
Versions
See 'Links' tab
Two other impressions are at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (PD07376 and 448829)
Related Paintings
P130 Cilgerran Castle (Kilgerran Castle), Magdalen College, Oxford
Related Works by Other Artists
[1] John 'Warwick' Smith (1749-1831) Cilgerran Castle on the River Teifi, Pembrokeshire watercolour, with Lowell Libson 2014
[2] J.M.W. Turner Kilgaran Castle on the Twyvey, Hazy Sunrise, previous to a Sultry Day (RA 1799), Wordsworth House, The National Trust
Critical commentary
Originally published by Wilson, 1765 then one of the set, Six Views in North and South Wales, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Object ID: 40404
Bibliography
R. Gough, Anecdotes of British Topography, London 1768, p. 593; Booth Notes Doc. 7; Edwards 1808, p. 88; Pugh 2013, p. 1
More Information
An impression belonged to William Lock of Norbury and featured in his sale, Sotheby's London 3-7 May 1821 (619).
Condition/Conservation
Unmounted. Good condition. A small stain appears between the areas of lettering.