The Race Ground, Tremadoc Races

The Race Ground, Tremadoc Races

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John Nixon (1760-1818)
The Race Ground, Tremadoc Races

Inscribed with title lower left
Pen and grey and brown washes over pencil
93 by 123 mm., 3 ½ by 4 ¾ in.

PROVENANCE:
The French Hospital of La Providence;
With Spink & Son, London

Tremadoc is an
early nineteenth century planned village in North Wales, created by William Madocks MP. The village was built on land recovered from marshes beside Traeth Mawr in 1800. It stands 4 ½ miles north-east of Criccieth