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An Overshot Mill in Aberdulais, Wales

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1847 painting by James Ward
An Overshot Mill in Aberdulais, Wales
ArtistJames Ward
Year1847
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions63 cm × 137 cm (25 in × 54 in)
LocationNational 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.

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.

The same scene in old prints:

  • Mill at Aber-Dylais, vale of Neath, Glamorganshire Mill at Aber-Dylais, vale of Neath, Glamorganshire
  • Aberdylis, vale of Neath Aberdylis, vale of Neath

References

  1. painting record on library website
  2. Aberdulais Mill, Glamorganshire 1796 or 1797 Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine on Tate website

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