How does this artwork elucidate its James Version?
Hel Straeon a 1988 S4C arts programme revealed the existence of a slightly different version of Salem, owned by a descendant of Frank Treharne James. Vosper produced this second slightly different version in 1909, a year after painting the first version. Peter Lord, an authority on Welsh painting, verified this second work as a Vosper composition. This painting was at one point on display at Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, along with many other Vosper works bequeathed to the town upon the death of his second son.On 10 October 2019, the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) announced that it had purchased the James version of the Salem painting on behalf of the nation, "to protect and cherish it forever".
National Library of Wales Cyfarthfa Castle Wales Peter Lord Merthyr Tydfil