Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Thomas Johnes of Hafod (1748-1816)
CHANTREY, Sir Francis (1782-1841)
In the 1780s Thomas Johnes (1748-1816) laid out pleasure grounds at Hafod in Cardiganshire, following the 'Picturesque Landscape' theories of his cousin Richard Payne Knight of Downton Castle, Herefordshire. Visitors flocked to see the Elysium created in a location previously regarded as remote and inhospitable. Johnes was also a patron of the arts and a progressive agriculturist. This bust was ordered in 1811 at a cost of £105.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 514
Creation/Production
CHANTREY, Sir Francis
Date: 1811
Acquisition
Purchase, 3/1991
Measurements
Height (in): 27
Width (in): 5
Height (cm): 69.8
Techniques
marble
Techniques (sculpture)
Fine Art - sculpture
Material
marble
Location
In store
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