Richard WilsonEnglish, 1714–1782Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris
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Where is “Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris” now? Collection: The National Gallery, London. Unknown.
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris is 1774 landscape painting by the Welsh artist Richard Wilson. It portrays the lake of Llyn-y-Cau near the summit Cadair Idris (Cader Idris) in Snowdonia in North Wales. Wilson, a Welsh painter spent much of his career in London and Italy, but also produced landscape of his native country. It is likely to be a painting he submitted to the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1774 in Pall Mall. Today the painting is in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico, having been acquired in 1945.
Details
- Accession number
- NG5596
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — Richard Wilson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
