Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Chepstow Castle
RICHARDS, John Inigo (1731-1810)
William Fitzosbern founded the castle for William the Conqueror to control the mouth of the river Wye, a key crossing from England and Wales. One of the first stone castles, Chepstow was repeatedly enlarged until the Civil War. Richards was a founder member of the Royal Academy, where he showed a picture of this subject in 1776. He was also a highly successful scene painter at Covent Garden, as may be sensed from this theatrical composition.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 430
Creation/Production
RICHARDS, John Inigo
Date: 1755-1775 ca.
Acquisition
Purchase, 24/11/1945
Measurements
Height (cm): 75.4
Width (cm): 104.4
Height (in): 29
Width (in): 41
(): h(cm) frame:100.0
(): h(cm)
(): w(cm) frame:128.8
(): w(cm)
(): d(cm) frame:9.8
(): d(cm)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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