Chepstow Castle, Wales from the River Wye

Lilburne Hicks

1830–60 · Black conté crayon and white chalk on tan paper · Drawings and Prints

Hicks likely created this drawing to be reproduced as a printed book illustration. He represents figures in a small boat on the River Wye below the ruins of Chepstow Castle in Wales. Begun in 1067, the latter was southern-most in a chain of fortifications built at the behest of William the Conqueror. Its location offered Gloucestershire protection from attack by the Welsh, and controlled an important crossing point over the river used by travelers headed towards Monmouth and Hereford.

Artist

Lilburne Hicks

Date

1830–60

Medium

Black conté crayon and white chalk on tan paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008