Oil painting on canvas, Caernarvon Castle at Sunset, by James Francis Danby (Bristol 1816 – London 1875), signed and dated, bottom right: JAS…DANBY 1855. A landscape with the sun setting behind a castle. In the middle ground are a sailing boat, a rowing boat, and cattle watering. More boats are visible in the background, and in front of the castle.

Provenance: Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 – 1987).

Marks and inscriptions: Bottom right: Jas DANBY / 1855

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: James Francis Danby (1816-1875)
Date: 1852

Image Details
Date: 21 April 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.