An Overshot Mill in Aberdulais, Wales
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| Artist | James Ward |
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| Year | 1847 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 63 cm × 137 cm (25 in × 54 in) |
| Location | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
An Overshot Mill in Aberdulais, Wales is an 1847 oil on canvas painting by the British artist James Ward in the National Library of Wales.[1]
The Waterwheel used for electric power at Aberdulais in 2007 (spokes blurred out)
This painting shows the water mill located at the junction of the Dulais river and the Neath, near Aberdulais Falls. The scene was also painted by J.M.W. Turner.[2]
The same scene in old prints:
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Mill at Aber-Dylais, vale of Neath, Glamorganshire
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Aberdylis, vale of Neath
References
- ↑ painting record on library website
- ↑ Aberdulais Mill, Glamorganshire 1796 or 1797 on Tate website
- artwork record on Europeana website
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