Tag Archives: Wales

1816: Spirit of the Vale of Neath

Thomas Hornor: Spirit of the Vale of Neath – Day and Spirit of the Vale of Neath – Night (1816)

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1921: Swans

Frank William Brangwyn: The Swans (1921)

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1188: Two Islands

There is a lake in the north of Munster which contains two islands, one rather large and the other rather small. The larger has a church venerated from the earliest times. The smaller has a chapel cared for most devotedly … Continue reading

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1896: Cardiff

Lionel Walden: Cardiff Docks (1896)

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1897: Steelworks

Lionel Walden: Steelworks, Cardiff, at Night (1897)

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1896: Steel Works

Thomas Prytherch: Cyfarthfa Steel Works at Dusk (1896) The son of a Welsh ironworker, Prytherch was sent to work at the Dowlais ironworks at the age of ten, where he worked until he was twenty. When Lady Wimborne, the wife … Continue reading

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1996: Europa

Europa: September 7, 1996. Europa is the smallest of Jupiter’s moons. The bright crater on the bottom right is named Pwyll, after Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, a mythical Welsh king whose tale is told in the Mabinogion. One day, while … Continue reading

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1871: Llyn Nant-y-Clif

Charles Leslie: Welsh Landscape, Llyn Nant-y-Clif, North Wales (1871)

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