Terms and conditions of use
Llyn Peris and Dolbadarn Castle
(c. 1760-1763)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
96.0 × 131.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
While it depicts a Welsh scene, this painting clearly reflects the years that Richard Wilson spent in Italy in the 1750s. The composition and imagery – the lake, the castle, the trees, the boys fishing and the distant mountain – echo the work of the pioneer landscape artists who painted in Italy in the seventeenth century, such as Nicolas Poussin, Gaspard Dughet and especially Claude Lorrain, who drew their inspiration from the Roman campagna.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
2055-4
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
castles (fortifications) fishing lakes (bodies of water) Peris, Llyn (lake) riverine landscapes ruins United Kingdom (nation) Wales (country)
Frame
English, 18th century, surface not original