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Llangollen Denbighshire View in the Vale The Beauties of England and Wales
LLANGOLLEN, DENBIGHSHIRE and VIEW IN THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN, DENBIGHSHIRE - 2 Antique Prints
Engraved by: J. C. Varrall 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.
1831 Engraving - Published by Jones & Co. Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, London, 1831
Overall Size including margins: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (13.2 x 19 cm)
Condition: Mild corner creasing on margin area only on one of the prints and mild soiling in the margin area only. The image itself on both prints are in excellent condition. Nice quality engravings. Guaranteed original antique print and not a modern reproduction.
Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. Llangollen takes its name from Saint Collen (from the Welsh llan meaning 'place of' and gollen meaning Collen), a 7th century monk who founded a church besides the river here. St Collen is said to have arrived in Llangollen by coracle. As there are no other churches in Wales dedicated to St. Collen, it is possible that this St. Collen may also have connections in both St. Collen, Cornwall and Langolen, Brittany. - Standing high above the town to the north is Castell Dinas Bran, the former stronghold of the Princes of Powys. Beyond the castle is the limestone escarpment known as the Eglwyseg Rocks. The outcrop continues north to the area known as World's End. The area nearest to the castle is known as the Panorama Walk, and a monument to local poet I.D. Hooson (from the nearby village of Rhosllanerchrugog) can be found there. - Valle Crucis Abbey was established in nearby Llangwestl in about 1201, under the patronage of Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor of Castell Dinas Brān. (wikipedia free online encyclopedia)
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