A selection of paintings of the River Wye from its source at Plynlimon in the Cambrian mountains in Ceredigion, through Powys and the historic border between Wales and England in Monmouthshire and Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to its mouth on the Severn Estuary at Chepstow. Stretching over 250km, it is the fourth longest river in the UK. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.
Artists featured in this Curation:
William Shayer (1787–1879),
Gordon Bradshaw (b.1931),
Brian Hatton (1887–1916),
Thomas Baker (1809–1864),
Gyrth Russell (1892–1970),
Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937),
Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782),
John Clayton Adams (1840–1906),
David Tinker (1924–2000),
Thomas Jones (1742–1803),
and 32 more
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Joseph Edward Hennah (1896–1963), Christopher Hall (1930–2016), Joseph Murray Ince (1806–1859), Ed Hawkins, John Everett (1876–1949), Donald Henry Floyd (1892–1965), Thomas Hearne (1744–1817), John L. Merry, Hugh Melvill Crowther (1914–2003), Bertram Nicholls (1883–1974), Samuel Henry Baker (1824–1909), Frederick W. Watts (1800–1870), Hanmer Griffith (1880–1969), Otto Maciąg (1918–2000), John Arthur Evans (1854–1936), Thomas Girtin (1775–1802), Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812), Daniel Sherrin (1869–1940), Leonard Richmond (1889–1965), David Cox the elder (1783–1859), Charles March Gere (1869–1957), Frederick Gregory Brown (1887–1941), Leonard W. Pike (1887–1959), Edmund John Niemann (1813–1876), David Muirhead (1867–1930), Frederick Brown (1851–1941), Ernest Wallcousins (1883–1976), Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974), John Inigo Richards (1731–1810), James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), Thomas Wright (1792–1849) and
John Joseph Hughes (1820–1909)
48 artworks
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Plinlimmon and the Sources of the Wye
Plinlimmon and the Sources of the Wye c.1834
William Shayer (1787–1879)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 89.2 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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View on Plynlimmon
View on Plynlimmon
Gordon Bradshaw (b.1931)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 89 cm
Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services
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Upper Reaches of the River Wye, Mervach (Dorstone)
Upper Reaches of the River Wye, Mervach (Dorstone)
Brian Hatton (1887–1916)
Oil on canvas
H 24.3 x W 35 cm
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
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On the Wye below Rhayader
On the Wye below Rhayader 1863
Thomas Baker (1809–1864)
Oil on canvas
H 25 x W 41 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
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The Wye Valley
The Wye Valley c.1955
Gyrth Russell (1892–1970)
Oil on board
H 88 x W 122 cm
National Railway Museum
© the artist's estate. Image credit: National Railway Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
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Doldowlod on the Wye
Doldowlod on the Wye c.1935
Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 69.5 x W 90 cm
Bury Art Museum
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On the Wye
On the Wye
Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782) (studio of)
Oil on canvas
H 25.4 x W 31.1 cm
Tate
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The Golden Vale (Junction of the Wye and Irfran near Builth Wells, Powys)
The Golden Vale (Junction of the Wye and Irfran near Builth Wells, Powys) 1895
John Clayton Adams (1840–1906)
Oil on canvas
H 99.8 x W 152.5 cm
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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Cold Landscape, Builth
Cold Landscape, Builth 1975
David Tinker (1924–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 127 cm
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
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River Scene of the Wye
River Scene of the Wye
Thomas Jones (1742–1803)
Oil on paper
H 40.7 x W 59 cm
y Gaer Museum, Art Gallery & Library
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Autumn on the Wye
Autumn on the Wye 1930
Joseph Edward Hennah (1896–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 44.2 x W 59.5 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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Hay-on-Wye
Hay-on-Wye 1977
Christopher Hall (1930–2016)
Oil on canvas
H 26 x W 31 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Hay-on-Wye and the Brecon Beacons
Hay-on-Wye and the Brecon Beacons 1846
Joseph Murray Ince (1806–1859)
Oil on board
H 34 x W 44.4 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
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Climate Stripes: Warming Stripes, Hay-on-Wye, 2017
Climate Stripes: Warming Stripes, Hay-on-Wye, 2017 2018
Ed Hawkins
Digital
University of Reading Art Collection
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Monnington-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Monnington-on-Wye, Herefordshire
John Everett (1876–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 60.9 cm
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
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Ice Floes on the River Wye
Ice Floes on the River Wye 1953
Donald Henry Floyd (1892–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 125 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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The Wye, Belmont Woods, Herefordshire
The Wye, Belmont Woods, Herefordshire 1908
Brian Hatton (1887–1916)
Oil on canvas
H 42 x W 60.5 cm
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
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On the River Wye at Moccas
On the River Wye at Moccas
Thomas Hearne (1744–1817)
Pencil & watercolour
H 17 x W 25.4 cm
Eton College
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River Wye, Hereford
River Wye, Hereford 1949
John L. Merry (active 1945–1950)
Oil on board
H 37.5 x W 49 cm
Government Art Collection
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Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye 1962
Hugh Melvill Crowther (1914–2003)
Oil on board
H 44 x W 70 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Wilton Bridge, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Wilton Bridge, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire 1943
Bertram Nicholls (1883–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 74 cm
Buxton Museum & Art Gallery
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The Wye at Kern Bridge
The Wye at Kern Bridge c.1890
Samuel Henry Baker (1824–1909)
Oil on canvas
H 44 x W 75.6 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
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On the Wye
On the Wye 1830s
Frederick W. Watts (1800–1870)
Oil on canvas
H 85.1 x W 118.4 cm
Paintings Collection
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Chapel Farm and the River Wye
Chapel Farm and the River Wye
Hanmer Griffith (1880–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 44 x W 59.5 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Railway Bridge, Monmouth
Railway Bridge, Monmouth 1987
Otto Maciąg (1918–2000)
Oil on board
H 39 x W 49.5 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Wye Bridge and Monmouth School
Wye Bridge and Monmouth School
John Arthur Evans (1854–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 80 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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River Wye, Bigsweir
River Wye, Bigsweir 1988
Otto Maciąg (1918–2000)
Oil on board
H 38.6 x W 49 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey 1792
Thomas Girtin (1775–1802)
Watercolour on paper
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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The River Wye at Tintern Abbey
The River Wye at Tintern Abbey 1805
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Oil on canvas
H 108 x W 161.9 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Daniel Sherrin (1869–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 49.4 x W 74.8 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
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Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey 1949
Leonard Richmond (1889–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 111.5 x W 126.8 cm
National Railway Museum
© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Railway Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
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The Wyndcliffe, River Wye
The Wyndcliffe, River Wye 1842
David Cox the elder (1783–1859)
Oil on canvas
H 35.2 x W 45.9 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust
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The Wye Valley below Wynd Cliff
The Wye Valley below Wynd Cliff
Donald Henry Floyd (1892–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 68.9 x W 89 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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The Wye at Lancaut
The Wye at Lancaut 1934
Charles March Gere (1869–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 40.7 x W 51 cm
Royal Academy of Arts
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Wye Valley
Wye Valley 1938
Frederick Gregory Brown (1887–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 101.2 x W 63.6 cm
National Railway Museum
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Wye Valley – River and Steam Train
Wye Valley – River and Steam Train
Otto Maciąg (1918–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 24 x W 34 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Autumn in the Wye Valley
Autumn in the Wye Valley
Leonard W. Pike (1887–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 55.9 x W 73.7 cm
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
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Chepstow Castle on the Wye
Chepstow Castle on the Wye 1872
Edmund John Niemann (1813–1876)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 61 cm
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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Chepstow Castle from across the River Wye
Chepstow Castle from across the River Wye
David Muirhead (1867–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76.3 cm
Kirklees Museums and Galleries
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On the Wye, Chepstow
On the Wye, Chepstow
Frederick Brown (1851–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 90 cm
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
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River Wye Approaching the Severn Estuary
River Wye Approaching the Severn Estuary c.1947
Ernest Wallcousins (1883–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 88 x W 134 cm
Southend Museums Service
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The Wye at Chepstow
The Wye at Chepstow
Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 76.8 cm
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
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Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle c.1755–1775
John Inigo Richards (1731–1810)
Oil on canvas
H 75.4 x W 104.4 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Bertram Nicholls (1883–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 91.2 cm
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
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Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle 1907
James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 51.3 x W 76.5 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle c.1920
Joseph Edward Hennah (1896–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 54.4 x W 67 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
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The Mouth of the Wye
The Mouth of the Wye early 19th C
Thomas Wright (1792–1849)
Oil on canvas
H 75.6 x W 95.6 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Junction of the Wye and the Severn
Junction of the Wye and the Severn
John Joseph Hughes (1820–1909)
Oil on canvas
H 39.5 x W 59.5 cm
Monmouthshire Museums Service
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Thomas Wright (1792–1849)
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Thomas Jones (1742–1803)
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Gyrth Russell (1892–1970)
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Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)
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Brian Hatton (1887–1916)
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Joseph Murray Ince (1806–1859)
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Edmund John Niemann (1813–1876)
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Ernest Wallcousins (1883–1976)
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Hugh Melvill Crowther (1914–2003)
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Thomas Girtin (1775–1802)
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