Edward Dayes
A Waterfall at Cynwyd, near Corwen, North Wales

ArtistBritish, 1763–1804
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • A Waterfall at Cynwyd, near Corwen, North Wales
Datec. mid-1790s
MediumBlue and gray wash over graphite on wove paper, laid down on artist's wash-line mount
DimensionsSheet (approximately): 10 5/8 × 15 1/16 in. (27 × 38.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Joan Lowe, and Carol and George Dehan
Object number2021.551
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe Archdeacon of Lewes, Rev. Francis H.D. Smythe (1873-1966); by descent, J. H. W. Smythe; [Appleby Bros., London, 1961]; purchased by Private Collection, UK, 1961–1964; [P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1964]; Private Collection, UK; [Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1999]; Private Collection, UK; [Andrew Clayton-Payne, London, by 2021]; purchased by MFAH, 2021
Exhibition HistoryEnglish Watercolours and Drawings, Agnew's 126th Annual Exhibition, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1999, cat. 32 (exh. cat.).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, on the original mount: Inscribed in graphite: at Corwen NW
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