House and tree with Vesuvius in the background

JONES, Thomas (1742-1803 Thomas Jones, a pupil of Richard Wilson, came from a wealthy landowning family in Radnorshire. During his lifetime he was known as a painter of landscapes and history paintings in the style of his master, but today he is better known for his oil sketches of Italy and Wales. Daeth Thomas Jones, oedd yn un o ddisgyblion Richard Wilson, o deulu o dirfeddiannwyr cyfoethog yn Sir Faesyfed. Yn ystod ei fywyd cafodd ei adnabod fel peintiwr tirluniau a pheintiadau hanesyddol yn null ei feistr, ond heddiw mae’n fwy adnabyddus am ei frasluniau olew o’r Eidal a Chymru)

This rustic house, perched in the shade of a mighty plane tree, is overshadowed by the distant presence of Vesuvius. The sketch probably derives from one of Jones's many excursions into the Neapolitan countryside. As with several other Neapolitan sketches, Jones has left the foreground unfinished.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A(L) 1239

Creation/Production

JONES, Thomas

Date: 1782 –

Measurements

Height (cm): 28.5

Width (cm): 37

Techniques

oil on paper

Techniques (fine art)

art dept - fine

Fine Art - painting

Material

oil

Paper

Location

In store

Bronze Age Gold from Wales