Pont-y-Pair over the River Conway above Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh

1776

Paul Sandby

Associated Names
Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

The image shows a stone bridge over a river with waterfalls. The perspective is from below the bridge, showcasing the water cascading over rocks. In the background, there are mountains and trees on both sides of the river. The painting features detailed brushstrokes capturing the textures of rocks and water. The color scheme is mainly sepia.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and lift-ground aquatint with burnishing printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.2 × 39.8 cm (12 11/16 × 15 11/16 in.)
    plate: 23.7 × 31.3 cm (9 5/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
    image: 21.8 × 29.6 cm (8 9/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.20.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gunn 2015, no. 225

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2015

  • Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809). Turnhout, 2015: no. 225

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 102, fig. 6.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at center: Pont y Pair over the River Conway above Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh; in plate, below image, at left: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sep.r 1st. 1776.; in plate, below image, at right: P. Sandby Fecit; in plate, above image, at left: No. 12; verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q65576095

You may be interested in

Loading Results