John Ingleby (1749–1808) was a

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topographical artist who produced miniature watercolours for the antiquarian

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(1726–1798). He was born in

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, to Hugh Ingleby and Ann Davies, where he lived for most of his life. The Inglebys originally came from

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where they worked the lead mines at Halkyn; four years after John Ingleby's death, the family went bankrupt. When he died in 1808 at his home village, church records indicate that he worked as a "limner" – a craftsmen who worked on a small scale, who was well established.National Library of Wales website
visited 16 February 2016

Work

The collection of Ingleby watercolours established at the

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are mostly views of

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. His best work involve little townscapes which are full of detail, and are valuable records of life at those towns and villages in the 18th – early 19th century. The colours are usually transparent, soft and even. File:Aber Waterfall 1796. NLW PD9084.jpg, Aber Waterfall, 1796 File:Abernavas church & hall, 1795.jpg, Abernavas church & hall, 1795 File:Abervechan front, 1796.jpg, Abervechan front, 1796 File:Abervechan rear, 1796.jpg, Abervechan rear, 1796 File:Anchoritage in St. John's Church yard, Chester; Remains of the monastery in St John's Church yard., 1793.jpg, Anchoritage in St. John's Church yard, Chester, 1793 File:Aston, 1794.jpg, Aston, 1794 File:Berrew, 1796.jpg, Berrew, 1796 File:Berse Chapel, 1794.jpg, Berse Chapel, 1794 File:Bettws.jpg, Bettws, 1794 File:Birch, 1795.jpg, Birch, 1795 File:Breydden Hills, Rodney's Pillar and Belin Mount, 1794.jpg, Breiddin Hills, Rodney's Pillar, 1794 File:Breyden Hills from Llanymynach and Rodney's Pillar, 1795.jpg, Breyden Hills from Llanymynech, 1795 File:Brombo House 1794.jpg, Brumbo House, 1794 File:Bryn Euryn, 1795.jpg, Bryn Euryn, 1795 File:Bryn Euryn, & distant view of Penmon Rhos, 1795.jpg, Bryn Euryn & Penmon Rhos, 1795 File:Bryn Tyrion looking up ; Bryn Tyrion looking down, near Skiviog 1795.jpg, Bryn Tirion looking up & down, 1795 File:Bryn-Gwynn, 1795.jpg, Bryn-Gwyn, 1795 File:Castell Caerenion, 1794.jpg, Castell Caerenion, 1794 File:Cefn Amwlch 1796.jpg, Cefn Amwlch, 1796 File:Cefn, a new house near Wrexham (belonging to Roger Kenyon Esq) c.1795.jpg, Cefn, house belonging to Roger Kenyon Esq, 1795

References

:''Artists in Wales'' by Paul Joyner; c.1740 – c.1851. Aberystwyth :

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