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Description: | Oil on canvas. This view shows the picturesque coast of North Wales, with Caernarvon Castle at the centre. The sea and coastline are littered with an array of small boats, people and animals. To the far right, the content of a cooking pot bubbles over a fire.
Caernarvon Castle is one of the most impressive of the castles built by Edward I in Wales. It is located at the southern end of the Menai Strait, eight miles south west of Bangor. During Edward I’s invasion of Wales, this was an excellent strategic position from which to subdue the rebellious Welsh princes of Snowdonia. The castle was built in two phases; between 1283 and 1292 and between 1294 and 1330. The historic associations of the Castle, its scenic setting and impressive architecture attracted many picturesque painters of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Amongst the numerous artists who have painted views of the Castle are Richard Wilson (1714-1782), Paul Sandby (1725-1809), J. M. W. Turner, (1775-1851), Peter de Wint (1784-1849) and more recently John Piper (1903-1992). | Subjects: | genre walking stick rowing boat ship 19th century costume horse cow beach turret schooner sailor (civilian) shepherd Welsh topography tree ensign (ship) rigging backpack sheep fire spit man sloop oar fishing boat figurehead animal husbandry seascape/coastal scene landscape C19th wave cloud castle dog river | Temporal: | 1882 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | J T Allen | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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