May 25, 2025
The Heart of Cambria
Artist: Henry Clarence Whaite (English, 1828–1912)
Date: 1886
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
A rich, autumnal Welsh landscape looking down a river, running through a narrow mountain gorge. Steep cliffs are rising high and misty on either side. In the middleground, lush woodland is visible on the lower reaches of the left hand mountainside. In the foreground, a few trees cling onto the steep rockface to the right. There is an arched bridge over the river in the middle distance, partially obscured by trees. A bird flies low over the water in the bottom right corner.
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