A Pair Of Original Gouache Paintings. Trim Castle Ireland And Glendalough Co.wicklow.
£1,200.00
Date
Not dated circa: 1790
Synopsis
Trim castle. ireland view of trim castle, with image of individuals sitting by edge of the river boyne. glendalough a glacial valley in county wicklow, ireland. renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by st kevin. from 1825 to 1957, the head of the glendalough valley was the site of a lead mine. walmsley, thomas (1763-1806) was born in dublin but, after quarrelling with his family, he went to london where he studied scene painting. he worked in this capacity at the covent garden theatre, the king's theatre, haymarket, and also back in dublin. by 1790 he was practising as a landscape painter in london and became a regular exhibitor of english, welsh and irish views at the royal academy until 1796. he was producing work of great beauty and refinement before he succumbed to illness; he retired to bath in search of a cure in the mid 1790s.
Item Description
Good condition. Gouache on paper. 37.5 x 26.5 cm and 40 x 27.5 cm
[Stock No. 29739]
