Dolbadarn Castle and Llanberis Lake

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Dolbadarn Castle and Llanberis Lake
Dolbadarn Castle and Llanberis Lake
Dolbadarn Castle and Llanberis Lake
Trustees of the Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
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Artist
Studio of Wilson
Title
Dolbadarn Castle and Llanberis Lake
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Metric: 91.5 x 129.5 cm
Imperial: 36 x 51 in.
Accession Number
CP/TR 373
Wilson Online Reference
P120C
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 with Snowdon in the distance. Beyond the castle to the left a country house with a walled garden is set on a hill, later occupied by the now disused Dinorwig slate quarry. In the foreground two boys are fishing, one of whom has just caught an eel. Next to them a pitchfork or some spades lie discarded by the fallen tree trunk.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Captain Roland Addy (1893-1978), Brierley Hall, Brierley, near Barnsley, and Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, 1978
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
Bibliography
Pennant 1784, vol. 2, p. 157; Cat.1993 inv.no. 373 as ascribed; List 2003 as attributed
Updated by Compiler
2021-06-22 00:00:00