Joshua Cristall, P.O.W.S. (1767-1847)

Beddgellert Church, Caernarvonshire, North Wales

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Joshua Cristall, P.O.W.S. (1767-1847)
Beddgellert Church, Caernarvonshire, North Wales
signed and inscribed 'Bethgellert [sic] Church/Octr. 10 - 1820 J. Cristall' (lower right)
pencil, unframed
8¾ x 13.7/8 in. (22.2 x 35.3 cm.); and a study of figures by a village pond, arched top, by the same hand (2)

Lot Essay

The finished watercolour of Beddgellert Church was included in a sale in Christie's London, 8 July 1997, lot 35 (£3600). Cristall's first tour of Wales was in 1802 and he returned on a number of occasions in the 1820s and 1830s.

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