BEAUMARIS, ISLE OF ANGLESEA

circa 1830 Engraving

Engraved by: J. Thomas and Drawn by H. Gastineau - Artist: HENRY G. GASTINEAU (1791-1876), a topographer and landscape artist. He first trained as an engraver then went on to study at the Royal Academy Schools. After his training he travelled extensively in Great Britain painting the scenery of the country. He was elected Associate to the Old Watercolour Society in 1821 and became a full member in 1823. From 1827, Gastineau worked in Camberwell as a drawing master, where he died on January 17th 1876. His quality drawings cover a wide range of views in Wales. The picturesque scenery within Wales is conveyed very well. There are views of many castles, churches and other buildings of interest. He expresses the people and their surroundings in various parts of the country depicting their way of life and culture.

Overall Size including margins: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

Condition: Excellent. A nice quality engraving. Guaranteed original antique print and not a modern reproduction.

A beautiful engraving depicting sailboats and people on the beach. Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges spanning the Menai Strait: the original Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1826; and the newer reconstructed Britannia Bridge (originally designed by Robert Stephenson); which carries the A55 and the North Wales Coast Railway line. - Anglesey is also a county which includes Holy Island and other nearby small islands. There are numerous Megalithic monuments and Menhirs present on Anglesey testifying to the presence of mankind in prehistory. After the Romans, the island was invaded by Vikings, Saxons, and Normans before falling to King Edward I of England, in the 13th century. (wikipedia free online encyclopedia)