Chepstow Castle, Wales from the river Wye
Attributed to Lilburne Hicks British
Not on view
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.
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