Art, Symbol & Imagination
Riders before Robert’s Tower at Cardiff Castle
Several riders gather outside a square stone tower beside a castellated wall. The horses’ different poses give the small architectural view a ceremonial atmosphere. The source captions the building Robert’s Tower, Cardiff Castle, 1840, above the opening of Geraint the Son of Erbin.
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Illustrator not identified. "Riders before Robert’s Tower at Cardiff Castle" [editorial title]. In The Mabinogion, Anonymous; translated by Lady Charlotte Guest. Second edition, Bernard Quaritch, 1877; English translation with notes, 1877, Bernard Quaritch. Source scan leaf 167. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0166
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Illustrator not identified. Riders before Robert’s Tower at Cardiff Castle. The Mabinogion. Scan leaf 167. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0166