Llanberis Lake and Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales

Llanberis Lake and Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales

Reference

2965

Samuel Jackson (1794-1869)
Llanberis Lake and Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales

Watercolour over traces of pencil
19.7 by 28.6 cm., 7 ¾ by 11 ¼ in.

Provenance:
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, 2002;
Private Collection until 2024

Literature:
Agnew's, Watercolours & Drawings, exhibition catalogue, 2002, no.69

Exhibited:
London, Thos. Agnew & Sons, 129th Annual Exhibition of English Watercolours & Drawings, 12th February to 8th March 2002, no.69

This is a view looking south-east down Llanberis Lake towards Snowdon with the ruins of Dolbadarn Castle visible to the right. The view was much painted in the early nineteenth century most notably by Turner.