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The Nannau ox was slaughtered and roasted to celebrate the twenty-first birthday of Robert Williames Vaughan (1803–1859) on 25 June 1824. It was one of the last of an ancient herd of white cattle bred at Nannau, near Dolgellau in Merioneth. Beside it stands the Vaughan family cowman, Sion Dafydd. The young man's father, Sir Robert Williames Vaughan (1768–1843), 2nd Baronet, was Merioneth's biggest resident landowner and its sole representative in Parliament for over four decades. The heir’s coming of age was celebrated all over north Wales with bell ringing, fireworks, cannon salutes, balloon ascents and the distribution of food and drink to the poor. The centrepiece of the day was a banquet for nearly 200 guests. To accommodate them, a temporary wooden building covered with brown canvas and a thatched roof was put up in front of the house.
Title
The White Ox of Nannau
Date
1824
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 65 x W 85.5 cm
Accession number
NMW A 29363
Acquisition method
purchased, 2008
Work type
Painting
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park, Cardiff (Caerdydd) CF10 3NP Wales
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