Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

1778 · Oil painting · 119.4 × 88.9 cm

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Wo ist „Ludlow Castle, Shropshire“ heute? Victoria and Albert Museum, British Galleries, Room 120, The Wolfson Galleries, London. Ja, derzeit ausgestellt. Geprüft 25. September 2026.

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London, Vereinigtes Königreich

SaalBritish Galleries, Room 120, The Wolfson Galleries

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Geprüft: vor 14 Tagen
Unverändert seit: 25. Sept. 2026
Quelle: Das Museum

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Object Type

In the course of the second half of the 18th century, the developing enthusiasm for the more remote landscapes of Britain, notably in Wales and Scotland, and for the dramatic histories often associated with them, meant that an increasing number of oil painters provided oil paintings and watercolours to meet the demand.

People

William Hodges (1744-1797) was a landscape painter who had sailed with Captain James Cook and recorded his discoveries. He returned to Britain in 1775 and found many of his countrymen eager for romantic views of ancient and historic buildings. Hodges had been a pupil of Richard Wilson (?1713-1782), whose treatment of landscape strongly influenced the next generation of artists, particularly J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851).

Subjects Depicted

This view of Ludlow Castle was a typical product of the demand for pictures showing atmospheric ruins or part ruins from the romantic past. Ludlow Castle was initially built between 1086 and 1094, one of the last castles ordered to be built by William the Conqueror to protect his English kingdom following the Norman Conquest. As Ludlow was located on the border with an independent Wales, it was a site of major strategic importance. Many battles and sieges in the turbulent history of Britain subsequently took place here, right up to the Civil Wars in the mid-17th century. After that date it fell into increasingly picturesque decay.

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