1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
St. Mawes Castle, near Falmouth is a 1943 watercolor by Barbara Jones, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a castle with a round tower and a dome on top. The castle is made of brown stone and has several windows and archways. It is situated on a grassy area with bushes in the foreground. In the background, there is a body of water with a boat on it. The sky is blue with white clouds. The overall atmosphere of the painting is serene and peaceful. The artist's use of watercolor creates a soft and delicate effect, adding to the tranquility of the scene. The painting invites the viewer to explore the beauty of the castle and its surroundings. To learn more about the artist's work, visit the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour by Barbara Jones, dated 1943, depicts the circular bastions of St. Mawes Castle. Created as part of the "Recording Britain" project, it was commissioned by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime to document sites of national significance during the Second World War. The scheme, led by Sir Kenneth Clark, aimed to preserve a visual record of Britain’s landscape and heritage amid wartime threats and social changes. The work reflects the broader effort to support artists while capturing a sense of place during a period of rapid transformation.
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Barbara Mildred Jones (25 December 1912 – 28 August 1978) was an English artist, writer and mural painter. She is known for curating the exhibition Black Eyes and Lemonade (1951) and her book The Unsophisticated Arts (1951).
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