A wagon belonging to Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn 1777
Pen and ink and watercolour | 11.8 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 914364
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A pen and ink and watercolour drawing of a tented wagon, facing right. Inscribed at top in pencil in the artist's hand, 'belonging to Sr W. W. Wynn. 1777'. Mounted together with RCINs 914361-914363.
Sandby made a number of visits to the estate of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn at Wynnstay, the first of which was in 1770, during which he made many sketches and views of north Wales, and gave drawing lessons to Williams-Wynn's children. A drawing of Paul Sandby sketching by William Parry, another artist patronised by Williams-Wynn, is also in the Royal Collection and must have been made around the same time (913550). Other drawings of people and life on the Wynnstay estate are 914518, 914522, 914444 and a view of the house is 451580. A set of twelve aquatints of views of North Wales were published 'under the patronage of the Hon. Sir W.W. Wynn Bart' in 1776. A set of watercolours for these prints were at Sotheby's in 2019. Five views of north Wales were also included in Sandby's set of 150 Select Views.Provenance
Possibly from a volume of figure studies at the Paul Sandby estate sale, 16-18 April 1817, lot 44; bought by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland; bought for the Royal Library from Sir Francis Dyke Acland in 1930 (the whole volume £30)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour
Measurements
11.8 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 14364