Original 19th-century English watercolor, worked in monochrome gray and sepia washes, with the main gate of Raglan Castle and its battlemented towers overrun by ivy. It carries a barely legible signature at the lower left. Mounted on card, with a mat.
Original 19th-century English watercolor, worked in monochrome gray and sepia washes, with the main gate of Raglan Castle and its battlemented towers overrun by ivy. It carries a barely legible signature at the lower left. Mounted on card, with a mat.
Raglan, in Monmouthshire, south Wales, is the last great seigneurial fortress raised in Britain, built between the 15th and 17th centuries and ruined after the siege of 1646, during the English Civil War.
Medium: Monochrome watercolor (gray and sepia wash) on paper.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: Sheet 9.3 x 7.1 in (23.5 x 18 cm).
Condition: Good condition; the paper somewhat toned and with light scattered rust stains. With a mat.