Turner in the Usk Valley. In 1793-94 a young J M W Turner travels through Wales
On this page of his itinerary is written; To Llandovery 12 Miles, to Brecknock 20 Miles 3 bridges and a Castle Golden Lion Inn This...
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- May 27, 2018
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John "Warwick " Smith in Breconshire
John "Warwick" Smith was a professional artist (1749 - 1831) who made many visits to Wales and not only to the North, which was becoming...
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- May 27, 2018
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Breconshire images by Thomas Jones and Colonel Joshua Gosselin
Thomas Jones, who would become one of Britain's leading landscape artists, decided in 1775 to create and publish 25 Views in South Wales....
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- May 27, 2018
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Speed's Map of Brecknockshire and Samuel and Nathaniel Bucks' Views
This fine view of the ruined castle at Brecon shows at the bottom of the drawing the parapet of the Usk Bridge on which the artist is...
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- May 13, 2018
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Maps, the first landscapes
In 1587 the Earl of Worcester commissioned a young surveyor,Robert Johnson, to create maps of his holdings in Wales. Not only are these...
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