Caldicot Castle

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Thomas Barker was born in Pontypool, South Wales. Both his father and brother were also painters. The family moved to Bath in about 1782 and, as a result, he would become known as Barker of Bath. He was educated by coachbuilder and collector, Charles Spackman. Although not thought to have had any formal artistic training, Barker copied 17th-century paintings in Spackman’s collection and, sponsored by Spackman, spent three years in Italy from 1790. Barker was a pioneer in the art of lithography and his considerable output is mainly paintings of rural life, but also includes religious, historical and contemporary social subjects. Despite earlier success, he died in poverty at Doric House, Bath, a picture gallery he commissioned in 1803.

Places

Wales, Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire

Subjects

topography, landscape C18th, tree, castle

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), pencil, wash drawing, pencil drawing, wash, sepia

Artist

Thomas, (of Bath) Barker (1767 - 1847)

Title

Caldicot Castle

Date

Medium

Pencil and sepia wash on paper

Dimensions

height: 28.00 cm, width: 39.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, March 1971

GAC number

9176