William Crawshay II

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This portrait of the ironmaster and builder of Cyfarthfa Castle was painted to commemorate the opening of ‘The Merthyr Story – 3,000 Years of history’. Rolf Harris painted it live in front an audience of many hundreds in 20 minutes!

William Crawshay and his assertive father saw the consolidation of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks as the largest in the world by the 1830s and capitalised on the railway boom by rolling rails for companies globally.

Rolf’s grandfather, George Frederick Harris, owned a portrait studio in Merthyr Tydfil before moving to Cardiff and then emigrating to Australia. The Museum has several paintings by George Frederick Harris.

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Merthyr Tydfil

Title

William Crawshay II

Date

1990

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Measurements

H 183 x W 121.5 cm

Accession number

CCM.1032.995

Acquisition method

gift

Work type

Painting

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Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) CF47 8RE Wales

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