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Painting of Aberaeron harbour by Dr J. Albert Evans, 1860
  • Thomas Jones (1742-1803), landscape painter, was born in the parish of Cefnllys, Radnorshire, but is usually associated with the mansion of Pencerrig, Llanelwedd, in the same county, where he was brought up. Intended by his parents to take Holy Orders, he was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, but left in 1761 to devote himself to painting. He went to London, initially to train under Shipley at the Royal Academy, and finally with the renowned Welsh painter Richard Wilson. His career progressed successfully for ten years, during which time he painted mainly landscapes - including several of the landscape around Pencerrig. In 1776, Thomas Jones went to Italy and the paintings he produced in Rome and Naples, of buildings which were in view from his residence, have now become recognised as outstandingly original, being a century ahead of their time. Thomas Jones had a great influence on such painters as Corot and thus on the French Impressionists. Indeed, he is now recognised by art historians as being of major importance in the development of the European art tradition. In 1783 he returned to Britain and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy. When his elder brother died, Thomas inherited Pencerrig, where he lived with his Danish wife and two daughters until he died in 1803.
'A View of the Wye' by Thomas Jones (oils)
  • Thomas Jones (1742-1803), landscape painter, was born in the parish of Cefnllys, Radnorshire, but is usually associated with the mansion of Pencerrig, Llanelwedd, in the same county, where he was brought up. Intended by his parents to take Holy Orders, he was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, but left in 1761 to devote himself to painting. He went to London, initially to train under Shipley at the Royal Academy, and finally with the renowned Welsh painter Richard Wilson. His career progressed successfully for ten years, during which time he painted mainly landscapes - including several of the landscape around Pencerrig. In 1776, Thomas Jones went to Italy and the paintings he produced in Rome and Naples, of buildings which were in view from his residence, have now become recognised as outstandingly original, being a century ahead of their time. Thomas Jones had a great influence on such painters as Corot and thus on the French Impressionists. Indeed, he is now recognised by art historians as being of major importance in the development of the European art tradition. In 1783 he returned to Britain and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy. When his elder brother died, Thomas inherited Pencerrig, where he lived with his Danish wife and two daughters until he died in 1803.
'Llangorse Lake' by Thomas Jones (oils)
  • The lively scene with an animated group and livestock is likely to be depicting market day. The artist is unknown.
Brecon from across the Usk, c. 1800
  • David Jones (1895-1974), poet and artist, was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1921 he became a Roman Catholic. During the same year, he met the sculptor and artist Eric Gill and joined his community of artists in Ditchling, Sussex. During the period 1924-28, Gill and Jones spent long periods at Capel-y-ffin, Breconshire, where they had established another community. This is a painting of Petra Gill, daughter of Eric Gill, with whom Jones had a relationship. Jones's wartime experiences had a profound influence on his work both as an artist and writer. His first and most famous written work, 'In Parenthesis', published in 1937, provides a vivid portrait of the experiences of a number of ordinary soldiers between December 1915 and July 1916, ending with their tragic slaughter at Mametz Wood.
'Petra Gill, Capel-y-ffin' by David Jones, 1920s
  • David Jones (1895-1974), poet and artist, was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1921 he became a Roman Catholic. During the same year, he met the sculptor and artist Eric Gill and joined his community of artists in Ditchling, Sussex. During the period 1924-28, Gill and Jones spent long periods at Capel-y-ffin, Breconshire, where they had established another community.
'Christ in the garden' by David Jones, 1920s