Dolbadarn Castle

Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Ascribed to Wilson
Title
Dolbadarn Castle
Medium
Oil on paper laid onto oak panel
Dimensions
Metric: 42 x 47.2 cm
Imperial: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 5203
Wilson Online Reference
P120B
Description
The view is in Caernarvonshire (Gwynedd), North Wales, looking south along Llyn Padarn [sic], towards the ancient British fortress of Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris beyond. A figure in red is visible beneath the cliffs on the far shore.
Provenance
Bt from Shepherd, London 1911
Related Drawings
D343 Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris, The British Museum
Related Prints
E78/2 Havell after Wilson, The Ruined Fortress, The British Museum
Versions
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Related Works by Other Artists
[1] Gaspard Dughet, Ideal Landscape , c.1658-60, Glasgow Museums
[2] Paul Sandby, Llyn Peris and Dolbadarn Castle, watercolour, 1764, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
[3] George Barret Sr, Llanberis Lake and Dolbadarn Castle in the Mountains of Wales, 1777, Nottingham Castle Art Gallery and Museum, Nottingham
[4] J.M.W. Turner, Dolbadarn Castle, RA 1800, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Critical commentary
Compositionally the present painting is most closely related to P120D.
Bibliography
Pennant 1784, vol. 2, p. 157; WGC, p. 177, pl. 37b version II, 4
Condition/Conservation
Kate Lowry has noted: Thick paper support, now discoloured brown, later stuck down onto oak panel. There is no ground, the colour of the paper forms the base colour in the dark areas. There is extensive underdrawing visible in infra red light. The style of the underdrawing suggests this is indeed a sketch by Wilson.
Updated by Compiler
2021-06-18 00:00:00