Trefriew Mill, on the road from Betws-y-coed to Conwy, North Wales
Maker
(artist)
1805-1881
1805-1881
Title
Trefriew Mill, on the road from Betws-y-coed to Conwy, North Wales
Date of Production
1835
Medium
black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour with touches of gum arabic on wove paper, now laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 40.1 cm
Width: 48.6 cm
Width: 48.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1967.WS.68
Mode of Acquisition
William Wycliffe Spooner, bequest, 1967
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This large watercolour, which was shown in the Society of British Artists exhibition in 1836, was probably worked up from notes and sketches made during a tour of Wales the previous summer. The Welsh landscape provided Palmer with ideal subjects for his new interest in naturalistic study. Through a contrast of intricate detail and minimal line, and with emphatic variations in light and shade, he succeeds in capturing the nature of water and wild vegetation.
Provenance
Sir John Ramsden (1831-1914), by 1912; Mr and Mrs R.J. Tapp; their sale, Sotheby's (London), 18 March 1964, lot 29; purchased there by The Fine Art Society (London); purchased there by Mr and Mrs William Wycliffe Spooner, Ilkley (1882-1967); Spooner Bequest 1967
Exhibition History
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
Royal Academy of Arts Bicentenary Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 14/12/1968-02/03/1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968
Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, London, 1836 ...Less
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
Royal Academy of Arts Bicentenary Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 14/12/1968-02/03/1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968
Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, London, 1836 ...Less
Literature
The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 77
ill. on p. 227
Lister, Raymond, Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1988
no. 230 on pp. 107-08
ill. on p. 107
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 98
ill. on p. 221 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 119, pp. 101-02
ill. on p. 115
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 67
pl. IV
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 52
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 35
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 38
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 64 ...Less
cat. no. 77
ill. on p. 227
Lister, Raymond, Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1988
no. 230 on pp. 107-08
ill. on p. 107
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 98
ill. on p. 221 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 119, pp. 101-02
ill. on p. 115
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 67
pl. IV
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 52
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 35
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 38
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 64 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink, titled, signed and dated by the artist: "Trefriew Mill on the Road from Bettws y Coed to Conway N. Wales / Samuel Palmer 4 Grove Street, Lisson Grove Marylebone / 1835” and below that in graphite: “Trefriew SP.W”; lower right corner, black chalk: “12”. Verso: upper centre, graphite, large: “ob” [or "90"?]. Mount (removed and now missing, but recorded in the file), Verso: “7919”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink, titled, signed and dated by the artist: "Trefriew Mill on the Road from Bettws y Coed to Conway N. Wales / Samuel Palmer 4 Grove Street, Lisson Grove Marylebone / 1835” and below that in graphite: “Trefriew SP.W”; lower right corner, black chalk: “12”. Verso: upper centre, graphite, large: “ob” [or "90"?]. Mount (removed and now missing, but recorded in the file), Verso: “7919”.
Collector's mark: none.
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