Neath looking towards Pontneddfechan, North Wales
Neath looking towards Pontneddfechan, North Wales
James Ward, R.A. (1769-1859)
Neath looking towards Pontneddfechan, North Wales
Signed lower left: JWd RA/Neath looking to Pontnevaughan
Pencil on wove paper watermarked: 1801/J WHATMAN
20 by 37.3 cm., 7 ¾ by 14 ½ in.
Provenance:
Knowles of Hanwell by 1951;
Prudence Summerhayes by 1959;
By descent until 2008;
With WS Fine Art, 2009;
Private Collection
Literature:
Susan Sloman, Drawings by James Ward 1769-1859, 2009, exhibition catalogue, p.43, no. 42, ill. p.75
Exhibited:
WS Fine Art, Drawings by James Ward 1769-1859, 18th November to 11th December 2009, no. 42
Pontneddfechan stands on the confluence of the Mellte and Need Fechan rivers in the vale of Neath. The word means `bridge over the Little Neath' in English. Ward's inscription reads `Pontnevaughan' - Pontneathvaughan is a nineteenth century word for Pontneddfechan.