© National Museum Cardiff
The Wynnstay Organ
Artist: Robert Adam (1728 - 1792), John Snetzler
Location: National Museum Cardiff
Date: 1773 - 1775
Materials: wood, gesso & ormolu
Dimensions: 411.4 x 323 x 104.8cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £65,000 (Total: £286,000)
Vendor: Phillips at Lindisfarne College
Review number: 4245 (1995)
Provenance:
Commissioned by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn for the Music Room, 20 St Jame's Square, London in 1773; installed by May 1775 moved to Wynnstay, Ruabon, 1864-5; sold to Lindisfarne College, c.1950.
Description:
Designed by Robert Adam and made by John Snetzler. The paint work and gilding on the case is thought to have been executed in the workshop of Robert Ansell.
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