Hugh Hughes (painter)
Hugh Hughes (1790–1863) was a Welsh painter, engraver and writer.[1]
Life
Born at Pwllygwichiad, near
From 1819 to 1822 Hughes worked at Meddiant Farm on The Beauties of Cambria, his best-known work;
After a time Hughes went over to the Independents, and later to the Plymouth Brethren. In 1832 he wrote, under the pseudonym "Cristion", on church establishments and tithes in controversy with the Rev. Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd).[2]
Hughes died at Great Malvern 11 March 1863,[1] and was buried in the cemetery there.[2]
Works
The earliest known work by Hughes is a portrait (dated 1812) of the Rev. John Evans (1723–1817) of Bala, which was engraved in Volume III of the Drysorfa.[2]
Hughes's major woodcuts appear in his Beauties of Cambria (Carmarthen, 1823) in which all the views were engraved by himself, 58 from his own drawings; he has been compared to
- Hynafion Cymreig, a work on Welsh antiquities, Carmarthen, 1823.
- Y Trefnyddion a'r Pabyddion, 1828(?).
- Lectures delivered before the London Cymmrodorion, in Seren Gomer, 1831.
- Y Papur Newydd Cymreig, 1836 (a Welsh newspaper), wrongly ascribed to another in Cardiff Eisteddfod Transactions, 1883.
- Y Drefn i Ddyogelu purdeb Bywyd, 1849.
- The Genteelers, a sarcastic political pamphlet.
- Yr Eglwys yn yr Awyr, essay in Y Traethodydd, 1853.
He also edited three volumes of sermons by his father-in-law, David Charles; the one published in 1846 contained a memoir.[2]
The holdings of the National Library of Wales include a collection of works by Hugh Hughes.[4]
Family
Some time after 1823 Hughes married Sarah Charles, daughter of the Rev. David Charles of Carmarthen;[1] she died on 28 December 1873 in Aberystwyth. Their three children died young.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h (Jenkins 1959)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ " "John Evans drawing by H. Hughes". biography.wales.
- ^ "Paintings and Drawings". The National Library of Wales. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hughes, Hugh (1790?-1863)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.- Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "HUGHES, HUGH (1790 - 1863), artist and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
External links
Media related to Hugh Hughes at Wikimedia Commons- 37 artworks by or after Hugh Hughes at the Art UK site
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