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The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
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The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Artist
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson
Title
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
Date
Published 1775
Medium
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 400 x 518 mm
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.
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Collection
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven. To license images click here
Accession Number
B1977.14.14572
Wilson Online Reference
E22C
Description
A mountain top with a pool surrounded by a natural semi-circle of rock which peaks in the centre A second slope rises on the right and there is a view across a mountain range to the left, beyond a broad chasm. A man is shown looking through a telescope, another man is sitting on the right with an open paper and a third man holds his horse.
A mountain top with a pool surrounded by a natural semi-circle of rock which peaks in the centre A second slope rises on the right and there is a view across a mountain range to the left, beyond a broad chasm. A man is shown looking through a telescope, another man is sitting on the right with an open paper and a third man holds his horse.
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Provenance
Acquired 1977
Acquired 1977
Signature/inscription
Lettered llower left: 'Richd. Wilson Pinxt.'; lower centre: 'THE SUMMIT OF CADER-IDRIS MOUNTAIN, | in North Wales.' [and] 'LE SOMMET DE CADER-IDRIS, | Montagne dans la Principauté de Galles.'; lower right: 'E. & M. Rooker Sculpser[un]t'
Lettered llower left: 'Richd. Wilson Pinxt.'; lower centre: 'THE SUMMIT OF CADER-IDRIS MOUNTAIN, | in North Wales.' [and] 'LE SOMMET DE CADER-IDRIS, | Montagne dans la Principauté de Galles.'; lower right: 'E. & M. Rooker Sculpser[un]t'
Techniques and materials
Collectors' marks
[1] Paul Mellon
[1] Paul Mellon
Verso inscriptions
[1] Graphite lower right: '(IR74/657)'
[1] Graphite lower right: '(IR74/657)'
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Related Prints
E90 George Cooke after Wilson <i>Cader Idris</i>, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
E90 George Cooke after Wilson
Cader Idris
, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Versions
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See 'Links' tab
Related Paintings
P153 <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Tate, London P153A <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Private Collection, Wales P153B <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Private Collection, England
P153
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Tate, London
P153A
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, Wales
P153B
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, England
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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. As Edward Rooker died in November 1774 the plate was presumably completed by his son.
This print is one of the set,
Six Views in North and South Wales
, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775. As Edward Rooker died in November 1774 the plate was presumably completed by his son.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Object ID: 40399
Object ID: 40399
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
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Condition/Conservation
Unmounted. Some discolouration overall.
Unmounted. Some discolouration overall.
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Prints
George Cooke after Wilson,
Cader Idris
, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Versions
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, The British Museum
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, The British Museum
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Tate, London
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, Wales
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, England
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Exhibitions
Biographies
Edward Rooker, 1724-1774
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, 1746-1801
Paul Mellon, 1907-1999
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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