David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)

View near Pandy Mill, North Wales

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David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)
View near Pandy Mill, North Wales
with inscription 'N^r. Pandy Mill by D. Cox Sept^r. 52' (verso)
pencil and watercolour with stopping out on oatmeal paper
11 1/8 x 14 ¾ in. (28.2 x 37.5 cm.)

Lot Essay

Pandy Mill is on the river Machno near the junction with the river Conway, two miles south-east of Bettws-y-Coed. Cox first visited Bettws in 1844 and returned there almost every summer afterwards, clearly inspired by its dramatic landscape.

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