Bunbury, H.W. (1756-1811)
The earliest known prints of Welsh costume are those produced by H.W. Bunbury (1756-1811).
Bunbury was a regular visitor to the Williams-Wynne estate at Wynnstay, Denbighshire. He produced designs for tickets for the Wynnstay theatre in the 1780s with Bartolozzi.
There was more than one edition of some of the prints of Welsh costume including:
(1) Peasants in the Vale of Llangollen 3
Man, woman and Donkey
NLW P1049 (1781)
(2) Peasants in the Vale of Llangollen
Woman, man, child and horse
NLW PA5296 (1781)
NLW P1050 (1783)
(3) Welsh peasants 1788
Old woman and girl (Worthing Museum)
(4) Welsh Peasants 1788
Boy and Two women
(5) Marian, 1791
Seated girl, possibly Llangollen
