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The Stronghold of the Seison
BRETT, John (1830-1902)
The ‘Seison Stronghold’ is Caernarfon Castle, built by Edward I of England following his conquest of Wales. Symbolically, the mountains of Snowdonia tower majestically above the man-made fortress. The tide is out and kittywakes feed on the sandbars. The Pre-Raphaelite painter John Brett visited Wales regularly from the late 1860s and exhibited this picture at the Royal Academy in 1879.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 26200
Creation/Production
BRETT, John
Date: 1879
Acquisition
Purchase, 4/5/2004
Measurements
Height
(cm): 104.6
Width
(cm): 211.5
h(cm) frame:128.5
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:235.5
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:8.5
d(cm)
Height
(in): 41
Width
(in): 83
h(in) frame:
h(in)
w(in) frame:
w(in)
d(in) frame:
d(in)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
wood
gilding
Location
In store
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