James Ward, 1769–1859, British, Looking Upwards from Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, Wales, undated
- Title:
- Looking Upwards from Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, Wales
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 7/8 x 23 3/4 inches (35.2 x 60.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark: Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (Lugt 2420a)
Signed in brown ink, lower right: "JWD. RA."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6084
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bridge (built work) | landscape | rocks (landforms) | water
- Associated Places:
- Cardiganshire | Cymru | United Kingdom | Wales
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7810
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James Ward began his career as an engraver but then turned to animal paintings and large-scale landscapes. In choosing this close-up view of the waterfalls at Devil’s Bridge, Ward intimately engages with the particulars of the landscape, paying heed to the unique textures of rock, water, and vegetation. These landscape components are featured in larger-scale works from the area, notably the sweeping mountain scenes which attracted so many visitors to Wales. This work’s dynamism arises from the different mediums used and its varying degrees of detail and styles of representation, notably in its graphic quality, with penciled outlines and cross-hatching. Gallery label for Art in Focus: Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
James Ward (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-05-21 - 2004-08-22) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Yale Center for British Art, Wales, New Haven, 2014, pp. 18-19, 21, V2519 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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