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Paul Sandby and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn revisited
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 258–61
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Author:
Fairclough, Oliver (Fairclough, Oliver)
Subjects
artists:
Sandby, Paul
buildings:
Wales
dates:
1770-1779
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
patrons:
Williams-Wynn, Watkin, Fourth Baronet, 1749-1789
subjects:
Patrons / Patronage / Aquatints / Gouaches / Topographical views / British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bala in the county of Merioneth: A rejoicing scene when Sir W.W. Wynn visited that place August 22 1771, by Paul Sandby. Bodycolour over pencil on linen, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
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2. The iron forge (incorrectly titled Aber Glaslyn in the county of Merioneth), by Paul Sandby. 1771. Bodycolour over pencil on paper, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
3. The iron forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth in Merioneth Shire, from XII Views in North Wales, by Paul Sandby. 1776. Aquatint on paper, 29 by 38 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
4. Waterfall at Tanberis North Wales, by Paul Sandby. 1771. Bodycolour over pencil on paper, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1, showing Sir William- Wynn and his party arriving in Bala.
Exhibition Review
Ivor Davies
04/2016 | 1357 | 158
Pages: 310-311
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Reviewer:
Green, Alison (Green, Alison)
Subjects
artists:
Davies, Ivor
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
places:
Wales / Cardiff
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
83. Annotated copy of Tom Picton's photograph of DIAS participants, 1966 (Courtesy the artist; exh. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff)
Attributed works:
84. Eyes and lips, collaged cardboard boxes used in Adam on St Agnes's Eve, performed in Swansea, 21st January 1968. Studio photograph, 2015 (Courtesy the artist; exh. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff)
Attributed works:
85. Prelude to Anatomic Explosions, performed in Edinburgh, 1st September 1966. Photograph by Beaverbrook Newspapers (exh. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff)
Book Review
The Buildings of Wales. Powys: Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire, R. Scourfield and R. Haslam
10/2014 | 1339 | 156
Pages: 680-81
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Reviewer:
Wakelin, Peter (Wakelin, Peter)
Subjects
places:
Wales
subjects:
Architectural history / Welsh / Buildings / Castles / Country houses
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
47. Powis Castle from the north, showing the Baroque terraces (National Trust Images; photograph by Andrew Butler)
Exhibition Review
Richard Wilson. New Haven and Cardiff
08/2014 | 1337 | 156
Pages: 545-547
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Reviewer:
Robinson, Duncan (Robinson, Duncan)
Subjects
artists:
Wilson, Richard, ca. 1713-1782
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, United States / National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
places:
Wales / United States / New Haven / Cardiff
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
46. The temple of the Sibyl and the Campagna, by Richard Wilson (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; exh. National Museum Wales, Cardiff)
Attributed works:
47. Rome from the Villa Madama, by Richard Wilson (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; exh. National Museum Wales, Cardiff)
Exhibition Review
The Ford Collection
05/2014 | 1334 | 156
Pages: 339-341
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Author:
Green, Richard (Green, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Wilson, Richard, ca. 1713-1782
collectors and dealers:
Ford, Richard, 1796-1858 / Ford, Brinsley
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Great Britain / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, United States / National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
places:
Wales / United States / Sudbury / New Haven / England / Cardiff
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Collections, Private
Illustrations
Attributed works:
56. Villa Aemiliana, near Rome, by Richard Wilson (Ford Collection; exh. Gainsborough's House, Sudbury)
Attributed works:
57. Syon House from Richmond Gardens - evening, by Richard Wilson (Ford Collection; exh. Gainsborough's House, Sudbury)
Attributed works:
58. Casa de Sanchez: An old house in the Alhambra, by John Frederick Lewis (Ford Collection; exh. Gainsborough's House, Sudbury)
Western art unattributed:
59. Torre de las Damas, Alhambra, Granada. (Photograph by the present reviewer)
Exhibition Review
Land Art in Britain 1966–79. Southampton; Cardiff; Warwick; Wakefield
08/2013 | 1325 | 155
Pages: 570-572
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Reviewer:
Wilson, Andrew (Wilson, Andrew)
Subjects
artists:
Smithson, Robert / Holt, Nancy Louise
dates:
2010-2019 / 1960-1979
museums and institutions:
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, Great Britain / National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain / University of Warwick Arts Centre, Mead Gallery, Coventry, Great Britain / Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, Great Britain / John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Great Britain
places:
Southampton / Warwick / Wales / Wakefield / England / Cardiff
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Land art / British
Illustrations
Attributed works:
44. A line made by walking, by Richard Long (Courtauld Gallery, London; exh. Southampton City Art Gallery)
Attributed works:
45. Landscape for fire II, by Anthony McCall (Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London; exh. Southampton City Art Gallery)
Attributed works:
46. New stones - Newton's tones, by Tony Cragg (Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London; exh. Southampton City Art Gallery)
Publication Received
Recording Britain
10/2012 | 1315 | 154
Pages: 721
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Reviewer:
Hallman, Lee (Hallman, Lee)
Subjects
artists:
Piper, John / Rowntree, Kenneth / Jones, Barbara, 1912-1978
dates:
1940-1949
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / Wales
subjects:
British painting / Watercolours / British / Landscapes (visual works) / Cities / Topography / Buildings
subjects:
Collections, Public
Editorial
Cardiff: Wales and the bigger picture
12/2011 | 1305 | 153
Pages: 783
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Subjects
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
places:
Cardiff / Wales
print:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
subjects:
Editorials / Collections, Public
subjects:
Art galleries / Art museums / Galleries (display spaces)
Exhibition Review
The Queen: Art and Image. Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and London
10/2011 | 1303 | 153
Pages: 689-690
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Reviewer:
Stonard, John-Paul (Stonard, John-Paul)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Ulster Museum, Belfast, Great Britain / National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain / National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain / National Portrait Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Belfast / Cardiff / Edinburgh / London / Northern Ireland / Scotland / Wales / England
print:
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
subjects:
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
subjects:
Paintings / Images
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Queen: Art and Image | institution: National Gallery of Scotland , institution: National Museum of Wales , institution: National Portrait Gallery , institution: Ulster Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
58. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Regent, by Pietro Annigoni. 1954–55. Canvas, 163.3 by 133.3 cm. (Fishmonger’s Company, London; exh. Ulster Mus­eum, Belfast).
Attributed works:
59. Lightness of being, by Chris Levine. 2007. Print on lightbox, 140 by 90 cm. (Private collection; exh. Ulster Mus­eum, Belfast).
Attributed works:
60. The Queen and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, by Thomas Struth. 2011. Photographic print, 175.8 by 218.8 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London; exh. Ulster Mus­eum, Belfast).
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