Vale of Avoca
Watercolour
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
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Drawing in pen and ink and watercolour depicting the Vale of Avoca and the Avoca Hotel. Inscribed with titles. On the reverse is a pencil sketch of three soldiers.
Object details
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| Title | Vale of Avoca (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Pen and ink and watercolour sketch by Daniel Maclise entitled 'Vale of Avoca'. Ireland, ca. 1825-70. |
| Physical description | Drawing in pen and ink and watercolour depicting the Vale of Avoca and the Avoca Hotel. Inscribed with titles. On the reverse is a pencil sketch of three soldiers. |
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| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
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| Associated object | F.88:1 (Verso) |
| Bibliographic reference | Exhibited in Mount 1 of a pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole.
These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc. |
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| Accession number | F.88:10 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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