Caerphilly Castle oozes medieval splendour. As castles go, they don't come much better.  The painting depicts this splendid castle and its moat in winter. 

At the time of its building in the late 13th century, Caerphilly Castle was a revolutionary masterpiece of military planning.  It is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe and is the largest in Britain after Windsor Castle.  It is the first truly concentric castle in Britain.  One of Henry I's most powerful  barons, Gilbert de Clare, built this castle.   His purpose was to secure the area and prevent lowland south Wales from falling into the hands of the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Last: who controlled most of mid and north Wales.  Construction was begun on 11 April 1268; it was attacked by Llywelyn in 1270; and building resumed  in 1271.  Apart from the remodelling of the great hall and other domestic works in 1322-6 for Hugh le Despenser, no more alterations were carried out.  This makes it a very pure example of late 13th-century military architecture.

This painting measures 11.75 by 7.75 inches: it is mounted in a cream mount with a matching back-board measuring 16 x 12 inches overall.  It is available mounted only, or mounted and framed in a plain gold frame.

We also provide limited edition museum-quality giclee prints (the process of making fine art prints from a digital source) on watercolour paper, signed and numbered by the artist.  We can also make this painting available as a personalised greeting card.