Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831, British
Title:
Ruins of Criccieth Castle and Part of the Town on the Bay on Cardigan. East View, Caernarfonshire
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches (13.7 x 21.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, on mount, lower left: "July 15th 1790"; lower center: "Ruins of Cricceith Castle_and Part of the Town | on the Bay on Cardigan__East View. | Carnarvonshire."; on verso in brown ink, upper left: "view taken Jully 15, 1790"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.725
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rowboat | castle | men | clouds | cliff | houses | coast | ship | rope | sea | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire | Europe | Criccieth | Cymru | Wales | Cardigan Bay | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
Publications:
Yale Center for British Art, Wales, New Haven, 2014, pp. 6-7, 20, V2519 (YCBA)
Gallery Label:
English artists in Wales were enchanted by the ruins they found, many of them remnants of the conquest of Wales by Edward I in the thirteenth century. In this image of Criccieth Castle in North Wales, the grandeur of the ruins on the top of the cliff contrast with the quaint and quiet village. A ship sailing offshore may register a continued English presence in the landscape.
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8213