Fishermen on the banks of the River Dovey between Dinas Mowddy and Mallwyd
Fishermen on the banks of the River Dovey between Dinas Mowddy and Mallwyd
Fishermen on the banks of the River Dovey between Dinas Mowddy and Mallwyd Inscribed on the original backing: July 21st 1792. Course of The River Dovey between Dinas mowddy and Mallwyd, & near the Southern Opening into the Bwlch y Oeddrws, the Pass of the Cold Doors, between Dinas Mowddy & Dolgelly -/Merionethshire and further inscribed verso: View taken July 21st 1792Watercolour over pencil on the original washline mount13.3 by 22 cm., 5 ¼ by 8 ¾ in. Provenance:George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746-1816)John 'Warwick' Smith, who knew Rev. Gilpin through his relationship with his brother Sawray Gilpin (1733 - 1807), was in the vanguard of artists travelling to Wales in the late eighteenth century. His interest was probably further picqued by his friendship with the Welsh artist Thomas Jones (1742-1803), who had been in Italy at the same time. Smith undertook his first visit in 1784 and the inspiration he found in the dramatic landscape of the country is clear: he made a total thirteen trips between 1784 and 1806. Engravings after 'Warwick' Smiths watercolours were used to illustrate William Sotheby's, A Tour Through Parts of Wales, sonnets, odes and other poems with engravings from drawings taken on the spot, (1794) and Sir James Smith's A Tour of Haford in Cardiganshire, (1810).){kind=link}
John Warwick Smith (1749-1831)
Fishermen on the banks of the River Dovey between Dinas Mowddy and Mallwyd
Inscribed on the original backing: July 21st 1792. Course of The River Dovey between Dinas mowddy and Mallwyd, & near the Southern Opening into the Bwlch y Oeddrws, the Pass of the Cold Doors, between Dinas Mowddy & Dolgelly -/Merionethshire and further inscribed verso: View taken July 21st 1792
Watercolour over pencil on the original washline mount
13.3 by 22 cm., 5 ¼ by 8 ¾ in.
Provenance:
George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746-1816)
John 'Warwick' Smith, who knew Rev. Gilpin through his relationship with his brother Sawray Gilpin (1733 - 1807), was in the vanguard of artists travelling to Wales in the late eighteenth century. His interest was probably further picqued by his friendship with the Welsh artist Thomas Jones (1742-1803), who had been in Italy at the same time. Smith undertook his first visit in 1784 and the inspiration he found in the dramatic landscape of the country is clear: he made a total thirteen trips between 1784 and 1806.
Engravings after 'Warwick' Smiths watercolours were used to illustrate William Sotheby's, A Tour Through Parts of Wales, sonnets, odes and other poems with engravings from drawings taken on the spot, (1794) and Sir James Smith's A Tour of Haford in Cardiganshire, (1810).