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Caernarvon Castle
Caernarfon Castle was the ancient centre of Gwynedd, and after his victory over the last prince of Wales in 1283, Edward I began the greatest of his Welsh castles, which was to be both an imperial fortress and a seat of government. The Eagle Tower shown here takes its name from the fragmentary stone eagles crowning its three turrets, and almost certainly designed for the Constable of Caernarfon. Although never finished, the castle remained in use under the Tudors, but by the time Ibbetson toured North and West Wales in the summer of 1792 it had been in ruin for nearly two centuries.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 462
Acquisition
Purchase, 3/8/1943
Measurements
Height
(cm): 35.7
Width
(cm): 45.8
Height
(in): 14
Width
(in): 18
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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