Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Carneddau Mountains from Pencerrig
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)
The Carneddau are the mountains to the east of Pencerrig in Radnorshire, the family home of Thomas Jones. They are distinguished by their sharp, ridged outline. Jones was devoted to the landscape around his home and wrote of ‘distant mountains melting into air’. From 1794-5 Jones produced a group of seven watercolour views of the Carneddau. This view is taken from Jones’ home at Pencerrig, close to a clump of oak trees looking southeast towards the Carneddau mountains. It was painted around 1775. The execution of the foreground is somewhat schematic, but the mist on the hilltops and the sunlight on the fields to the right are skilfully and atmospherically observed. Bracken appears to be turning brown on the hills.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 17645
Creation/Production
JONES, Thomas
Date: 1776 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 24/8/2000
Measurements
Height
(cm): 29.5
Width
(cm): 51
h(cm) frame:35.5
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:57
w(cm)
Techniques
oil on paper on canvas
Material
oil
Paper
canvas
Location
In store
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