Casgliadau Celf Arlein

Y Bardd [The Bard]

JONES, Thomas (1742 - 1803)

Y Bardd

Dyddiad: 1774

Cyfrwng: olew ar gynfas

Maint: 114.5 x 168.0 cm

Derbyniwyd: 1965; Prynwyd

Rhif Derbynoli: NMW A 85

Saif y bardd olaf ar ymyl clogwyn â thelyn yn ei ddwylo. Mae’n melltithio’r goresgynwyr Seisnig cyn neidio i’w farwolaeth. Mae’r peintiad hanesyddol dramatig hwn wedi dod yn eiconig i Gymru. Mae’n seiliedig ar gerdd Thomas Gray The Bard, ac mae’n adrodd hanes y gyflafan chwedlonol pan laddodd Edward I y beirdd Cymreig.

Roedd beirdd yn uchel eu parch yng nghymdeithas Gymreig y cyfnod, ac ystyriwyd mai nhw oedd disgynyddion y derwyddon Celtaidd. Mae Jones yn gwneud y cysylltiad hwn trwy roi nodweddion derwyddol – barf hir wen a mantell gycyllog – i’w Fardd. Pwysleisia’r cylch cerrig sydd yn y cefndir, sy’n seiliedig ar Gôr y Cewri, hynafiaeth y derwydd.   

Dyma un o beintiadau cynnar Jones yn y dull mawreddog, lle mae’n defnyddio’r dirwedd fel cefndir ar gyfer golygfa o hanes, llenyddiaeth neu fytholeg. Ystyriodd Jones fod y darlun yn ‘un o’r gorau a beintiais erioed’.

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Claire C
20 Ebrill 2019, 20:38
Please please please could you put this indredible work back on display when the Da Vinci exhibition is finished, (which itself is fascinating and compelling - I would recommend anyone to attend). The Bard is so iconic, and a personal favourite. I did speak to staff at the museum today and they recommended that I should get in touch.
Many thanks and best wishes
Amgueddfa Cymru
22 Ebrill 2010, 17:25

Dear Gregory
Many thanks for your comment submitted through our Art Online website pages.

Your comment has brought to our attention a recent technical error on our website - 'The Bard' by Thomas Jones is in fact on public display at National Museum Cardiff.

We are working to resolve this problem and will update our website information as a matter of priority.

Sincere apologies for providing you with erroneous information.

If you would like to purchase a print of this work, please see our Print on Demand webpages [http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/picturelibrary/]

Many thanks

Gregory Toth
19 Ebrill 2010, 17:44
To Whom It May Concern,

I was deeply sorry to realise that this fantastic work is not on display. The reason why I was planning to visit your Museum was to have a viewing at this stunning painting. However, as I employee at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, I fully understand, nothing can be displayed all the time. I was wondering whether it is possible to buy The Bard as a postcard. I might be able to find someone who can purchase it and send it back to me.

Best wishes,
Gregory Toth
Library Information Assistant
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