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The grotto of Neptune at Tivoli

JONES, Thomas
The grotto of Neptune at Tivoli
Image: © Private collection/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A(L) 1400

Creation/Production

JONES, Thomas
1742-1803 Thomas Jones, a pupil of Richard Wilson, came from a wealthy landowning family in Radnorshire. During his lifetime he was known as a painter of landscapes and history paintings in the style of his master, but today he is better known for his oil sketches of Italy and Wales. Daeth Thomas Jones, oedd yn un o ddisgyblion Richard Wilson, o deulu o dirfeddiannwyr cyfoethog yn Sir Faesyfed. Yn ystod ei fywyd cafodd ei adnabod fel peintiwr tirluniau a pheintiadau hanesyddol yn null ei feistr, ond heddiw mae’n fwy adnabyddus am ei frasluniau olew o’r Eidal a Chymru
Role: Artist
Period: 1777

Measurements

Height (cm): 27
Width (cm): 40.8
h(cm) mount:10 5/8
h(cm)
w(cm) mount:16
w(cm)

Material

Watercolour
Pencil
Laid paper

Location

In store
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  • Watercolour
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