Rustic Scenes near Bedgelect in North Wales
Object NamePainting
Artist / Maker
William L. Langley
(English, 1852 - 1922)
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Anne Wilhelm Trust. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number2001.84
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureEnglish
Label TextBorn in Birmingham, England, William Langley painted images of rural and costal scenes from areas around Britain between 1880-1920. His style was very similar to other artists of the time. He signed his paintings ‘W Langley’ which caused confusion to some because there was another artist working at the time named Walter Langley. It is unknown if his signature was originally intended to be deceptive but at one point in his career he was put in jail for six months for attempting to pass of his work as Walter Langley. He was then told that he must stop signing his work ‘W Langley’.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
Object Name: Painting
William L. Langley
Object number: UM2001.85
Object Name: Preliminary Sketches
Jay Norwood Darling
Object number: um95.75
Object Name: Preliminary Sketches or Drawings
Jay Norwood Darling
Object number: um95.73
Object Name: Preliminary Sketches
Jay Norwood Darling
Object number: um95.74
Object Name: Print or Drawing
Jay Norwood Darling
Object number: um95.72
Object Name: Painting
Dennis L. Dykema
2005
Object number: U2005.311