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Eagle's Nest, Killarney

Drawing
ca. 1826 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing depicting a landscape in Killarney, Ireland.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEagle's Nest, Killarney (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Daniel Maclise entitled 'Eagle's Nest, Killarney'. Ireland, ca. 1826.
Physical description
Pencil drawing depicting a landscape in Killarney, Ireland.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Eagless Nest Killarney (Inscribed in pencil, botton left.)
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
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.88:373

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2008
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