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Road leading to Pont Aberglaslyn: View looking into the Vale of Festiniog, North Wales

Watercolour
1804 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour view of Festiniog, North Wales. Signed and dated, and inscribed on the back.


Object details

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Object type
TitleRoad leading to Pont Aberglaslyn: View looking into the Vale of Festiniog, North Wales (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, the Vale of Festiniog, North Wales, by Benjamin Barker,1804.
Physical description
Watercolour view of Festiniog, North Wales. Signed and dated, and inscribed on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.75in
  • Width: 15in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
View from the road above Mrs Oakley's house leading to the Pont-aberglassyn, and looking into the Vale of Festiniog, opposite Maentwrog Church. Drawn by B. Barker, 1804, from a sketch taken on the spot, 29th August 1803, in company with Mr. W. Havill. (Inscribed on the back)
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
8-1887

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Record createdJanuary 4, 2013
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