Beaumaris, Island of Anglesey
David Cox, the Elder (Birmingham 1783 - Harborne 1859)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1831
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
229 x 318 mm (9 x 12 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Wales
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1449145
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Beaumaris, Island of Anglesey by David Cox the elder (Birmingham 1783 – Harborne 1859). For the engraving by W. Radclyffe for plate XXXI in Roscoe's 'Wanderings in North Wales'.
Provenance
The Mannings Galleries Ltd, 71 New Bond Street, London W1, November 1961; bought in 1969 (according to label on back for £350) by Peter Barkworth (1929 - 2006) by whom bequeathed
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: In Perter Barkworth's hand: "1969 I bought this and I remember it cost me £350, by far the most expensive watercolour I'd bought up till then. But then, I'd been earning good money on a TV series, 'Manhunt'"
Makers and roles
David Cox, the Elder (Birmingham 1783 - Harborne 1859), artist