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Eliza was the wife of Henry Crawshay. As she was a working class girl, Henry was disowned by his father, William Crawshay II. This cost him the chance to inherit the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, although he ended up running the Cinderford Ironworks in the Forest of Dean.
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Merthyr Tydfil
Title
Eliza Crawshay, née Harris, with Her Son
Date
1864
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 180 x W 135 cm
Accession number
CCM.2950.005
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Painting
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) CF47 8RE Wales
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