Thomas Jones
River Scene, on the Wye

ArtistBritish (Welsh), 1742–1803
CultureBritish (Welsh)
Titles
  • River Scene, on the Wye
Date1776
MediumOil on two sheets of paper (now laid on canvas)
DimensionsCanvas: 8 1/16 × 13 9/16 in. (20.5 × 34.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2022.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceAnna Maria Thomas (1780–1807), the artist’s elder daughter; by descent, Thomas Thomas, the artist’s son-in-law; by descent, Clara Thomas, 1914; Commander Charles Lindsay Evan-Thomas, RN (1891–1950) of Pencerrig; by descent, Jane Evan-Thomas, widow of the former; Judy Egerton, a give from the former; by descent until 2012; [Lowell Libson Ltd., London]; private collection, United Kingdom, purchased from the former, 2012, until 2017; [Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker, Ltd., London]; [purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Dated in brown oil, center bottom edge: 1776
Verso: [none]
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