Llyn Tal-y-llyn, North Wales
Llyn Tal-y-llyn, North Wales
David Cox O.W.S. (1783-1859)
Llyn Tal-y-llyn, North Wales
Signed lower left: D.Cox. 1831 and inscribed with title verso
Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour
18.1 by 26.6 cm., 7 by 10 ½ in.
Provenance:
With Thos. Agnew & Sons (CM6113), late 1980s;
Private Collection, Herefordshire until 2024
Exhibited:
Possibly London, Society of Painters in Water-colours, 1831, no.173 as `Tal-y-llyn Lake, North Wales'
Llyn Tal-y-llyn or Llyn Mwyngil is a 220-acre glacial ribbon lake which lies to the north of Machynlleth and northeast of Tywyn at the foot of Cader Idris.