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Devil's Glen, Wicklow

Drawing
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen drawing entitled "Devil's Glen, Wicklow," two landscape scenes represented side by side with title inscribed on work. On the reverse is a sketch of a monkey with a lute serenading a kitten from a rooftop on reverse.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Devil's Glen, Wicklow (assigned by artist)
  • Monkey with a lute serenading a kitten (on reverse) (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Daniel Maclise, RA. "Devil's Glen, Wicklow," two landscape scenes represented side by side and title inscribed on work. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century. Sketch of a monkey with a lute serenading a kitten from a rooftop on reverse.
Physical description
Pen drawing entitled "Devil's Glen, Wicklow," two landscape scenes represented side by side with title inscribed on work. On the reverse is a sketch of a monkey with a lute serenading a kitten from a rooftop on reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 32cm
Marks and inscriptions
Devil's Glen, Wicklow (Title inscribed on work, once by each sketch.)
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated object
F.88:32 (Verso)
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
F.88:29

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2008
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