© National Museum Cardiff
A Grand View of Snowdon
Artist: Thomas Girtin (1775 - 1802)
Location: National Museum Cardiff
Date: circa 1799
Materials: watercolour over pencil on laid paper
Dimensions: 60.9 x 91.4cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £70,000 (Total: £300,000)
Vendor: Thomas Agnew & Son
Review number: 4988 (2001)
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Provenance:
Edward, Viscount Lascelles (1764 - 1814); Earls of Harewood; Christie's, 1858; C.S. Bale; Sir Henry Doulton and successors to L.J.E. Hooper; Mrs E. Hooper; her sale at Chiddingford, 1956 to Fine Art Society; Mr. Dawnay.
Description:
Also known as 'Near Beddgelert'. The artist visited North Wales twice in 1798 and 1800 and worked up his sketches. He uses a restricted palette to emphasise the grandeur of the landscape.
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