Beddgelert

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Wales Office, Gwydyr House, Whitehall

Watercolourist George Bryant Campion initially specialised in topographical views, first exhibiting in 1829. In 1834 he became a member of the New Watercolour Society, where he exhibited c.400 works and served as vice-president (1839-41). From 1841 he was a drawing instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Later in his career he specialised in military subjects and studies of uniforms. His lithographs include 17 plates for ‘The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners’ (1855). He also painted the army training camp at Cobham for Queen Victoria and two of his watercolours of the review of Household Troops at Windsor (1869) were purchased by Prince Arthur. He was married with three children. He died Woolwich, aged about 74.

Places

Wales, Beddgelert, Beddgelert Bridge, Gwynedd, Snowdonia, Afon Glaslyn

Subjects

horseback, topography, landscape C19th, townscape/cityscape, horse, mountain, Welsh, man, woman, 19th century costume, family, basket, road, bridge (rural), house

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), watercolour (as object name)

Artist

George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)

Title

Beddgelert

Date

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

height: 26.50 cm, width: 47.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, March 1968

Inscription

insbr: Bedgell...[obscured by mount]

GAC number

7989