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Description: | Oil on canvas. In the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales, two men (one on horseback) follow a herd of cattle towards Harlech Castle, seen in the distance. Beyond the castle a rough sea can be made out, above which is an ominous, cloudy sky.
Artist, David Cox the younger, is better known as a painter in watercolours, rather than oil. Indeed the entry on Cox in the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' states: ‘there is no evidence that he experimented with oils’. If the attribution of this work is correct, this is the only known example of his work in the medium. Cox painted several watercolour views showing similar scenes of Harlech Castle. | Subjects: | horseback hill Welsh 19th century costume herd horse landscape C19th path cow castle stone/rock wall | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | David Cox the Younger | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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