View of the River Dee 3 miles Short of Bala, with Cader- Idris Mountain near Dolgelli, (Dolgellau), 30 miles Distant..
London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row. Image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. 1st September 1777.
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Description
Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby.
Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire.
Technical Data
| Author | Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809). (Antique Aquatint Print.) |
| Reference Number | 7215 |