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Frederick Boisseree Watercolour Conwy Castle 1874
This is a very finely detailed watercolour of Conwy Castle, North Wales, by the German heritage and very short-lived artist Frederick Boisseree, who has signed the painting in the lower right hand corner and dat4d it 1874.. The watercolour depicts Conwy Castle from the north with a couple of small fishing boats and a rowing boat on the shore and a woman with a basket talking to a man leaning on the wall of a cottage on the lane below the castle. The artist has used artistic licence to not show Thomas Telford's suspension bridge, which was built 1822-26 and would have been visible to the left of the castle.
It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a huge sum for the period. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and was held for several months by forces loyal to Owain Glyndŵr in 1401. Following the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, the castle was held by forces loyal to Charles I, holding out until 1646 when it surrendered to the Parliamentary armies. In the aftermath, the castle was partially slighted by Parliament to prevent it being used in any further revolt, and was finally completely ruined in 1665 when its remaining iron and lead was stripped and sold off. Conwy Castle became an attractive destination for painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Visitor numbers grew and initial restoration work was carried out in the second half of the 19th century. In the 21st century, the ruined castle is managed by Cadw, the historic enrionment service of the Welsh Government
.
Biography:
Frederick Charles Hubert Bernard Boisseree was born in 1840 in Rhenish Prussia, that part of Germany now known as the lower Rhineland. We can find no reference to when he came to Britain, but he was only listed in the Census of 1871, where he was living in Adelaide Street, North Meols, Ormskirk, Lancashire, with his wife Laura 1843-1911, who was a dressmaker born in Worcestershire, her assistant Annie Burgess and a 16 year old servant. We can find no record of a marriage, so either his name was incorrectly spelled, or they were married in Germany. We did find in the newspaper archive, an advertisement which appeared in the Derby Mercury for a couple of months in 1869, offering 'Lessons in drawing & painting in watercolours. F. Boisseree Matlock Bridge.
However, the paucity of information available about this artist is mainly due to his prematuve death on 5th October 1878. His residence was Bryn Afon, Betwyd-y-Coed, North Wales. Probate was granted to his wife Laura Boisseree. He was buried on the 9th October in Betwys-y-Coed. Bryn Afon is a 6 bedroom stone house which sits alongside the River Llugwy in the centre of the town, but, in view of the follwing benefit for his widow, it is likely that it was rented..
His wife had become a widow at the age of 35 and we did find a advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury dated 19th February 1879 as follows. It was headed: 'Boisseree Art Union. Now on view in the Gallery of the Fine Arts Society, a collection of works, principally sketches and studies from nature, by the late Frederick Boisseree of Betwys-y-Coed, supplemented by a collection of oil paintings and watercolour drawings, contributed by well-known artists, for the benefit of Mr. Boisseree's widow, which will be disposed of by a Private Art Union at the conclusion of the exhibition, March 15th. W.D. Barker Hon. Sec. to the Boisseree Fund.'
Art unions were organisations created to function as patrons of art. Members would pay a small annual subscription. The union would spend the subscriptions on works of contemporary art, which were distributed among its members by means of a lottery.
According to The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood, Frederick Boisseree exhibited Welsh landscape scenes at Suffolk Street and elsewhere 1876/77 from a Betwys-y-Coed address. He is also listed with similar information in the Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists by Mallalieu, but this is not quite correct as it says he was active 1870-1880 from a Betwys address, but in 1821, he was in Lancashire and in 1878, he sadly died.
The painting is mounted with washlines and is framed in a 1 1/4 inch reeded gilt frame. It will be supplied with new brass hangers, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 13 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches - 33.75cm x 23.25cm
Frame size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches - 54.65cm x 44.5cm
Medium: Watercolours
Condition: Very good. There is no foxing or damage and the mount and frame are in very good condition. Please note that the photo in the frame is a little darker than the painting.
Artist's biography © Heather Phillips 1.6.2022
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It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a huge sum for the period. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and was held for several months by forces loyal to Owain Glyndŵr in 1401. Following the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, the castle was held by forces loyal to Charles I, holding out until 1646 when it surrendered to the Parliamentary armies. In the aftermath, the castle was partially slighted by Parliament to prevent it being used in any further revolt, and was finally completely ruined in 1665 when its remaining iron and lead was stripped and sold off. Conwy Castle became an attractive destination for painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Visitor numbers grew and initial restoration work was carried out in the second half of the 19th century. In the 21st century, the ruined castle is managed by Cadw, the historic enrionment service of the Welsh Government
.
Biography:
Frederick Charles Hubert Bernard Boisseree was born in 1840 in Rhenish Prussia, that part of Germany now known as the lower Rhineland. We can find no reference to when he came to Britain, but he was only listed in the Census of 1871, where he was living in Adelaide Street, North Meols, Ormskirk, Lancashire, with his wife Laura 1843-1911, who was a dressmaker born in Worcestershire, her assistant Annie Burgess and a 16 year old servant. We can find no record of a marriage, so either his name was incorrectly spelled, or they were married in Germany. We did find in the newspaper archive, an advertisement which appeared in the Derby Mercury for a couple of months in 1869, offering 'Lessons in drawing & painting in watercolours. F. Boisseree Matlock Bridge.
However, the paucity of information available about this artist is mainly due to his prematuve death on 5th October 1878. His residence was Bryn Afon, Betwyd-y-Coed, North Wales. Probate was granted to his wife Laura Boisseree. He was buried on the 9th October in Betwys-y-Coed. Bryn Afon is a 6 bedroom stone house which sits alongside the River Llugwy in the centre of the town, but, in view of the follwing benefit for his widow, it is likely that it was rented..
His wife had become a widow at the age of 35 and we did find a advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury dated 19th February 1879 as follows. It was headed: 'Boisseree Art Union. Now on view in the Gallery of the Fine Arts Society, a collection of works, principally sketches and studies from nature, by the late Frederick Boisseree of Betwys-y-Coed, supplemented by a collection of oil paintings and watercolour drawings, contributed by well-known artists, for the benefit of Mr. Boisseree's widow, which will be disposed of by a Private Art Union at the conclusion of the exhibition, March 15th. W.D. Barker Hon. Sec. to the Boisseree Fund.'
Art unions were organisations created to function as patrons of art. Members would pay a small annual subscription. The union would spend the subscriptions on works of contemporary art, which were distributed among its members by means of a lottery.
According to The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood, Frederick Boisseree exhibited Welsh landscape scenes at Suffolk Street and elsewhere 1876/77 from a Betwys-y-Coed address. He is also listed with similar information in the Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists by Mallalieu, but this is not quite correct as it says he was active 1870-1880 from a Betwys address, but in 1821, he was in Lancashire and in 1878, he sadly died.
The painting is mounted with washlines and is framed in a 1 1/4 inch reeded gilt frame. It will be supplied with new brass hangers, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 13 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches - 33.75cm x 23.25cm
Frame size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches - 54.65cm x 44.5cm
Medium: Watercolours
Condition: Very good. There is no foxing or damage and the mount and frame are in very good condition. Please note that the photo in the frame is a little darker than the painting.
Artist's biography © Heather Phillips 1.6.2022
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Date 1874
Mid Victorian Antiques Material Paper
Origin German
Artist Frederick Boisseree
Item code as237a2241
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