In the country road. Claremorris to Hollymount/en route to Boycott's/ Police in cart. 19th Dragoon...
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C.W. Cole spent time in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. He was working as a special artist for The Graphic reporting on the events relating to the Irish Land League in the west of Ireland. At Ballinrobe he covered the so-called Boycott Relief Expedition (12th - 26th November 1880) in which the army escorted the 50 "Orange Labourers", employed to save Captain Boycott's crops, to and from their camp at Lough Mask. This drawing shows the police and the army travelling to Boycott's estate on the road from Claremorris, County Mayo to Hollymount, County Mayo
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| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Title inscribed in ink at foot of image Image published in slightly altered form as a wood engraving entitled "2. En Route from Lough Mask" as part of a series of illustations on page 577, under the title "The Land Agitation in Ireland", in The Graphic, December 11th, 1880 Physical description: 1 drawing pen over pencil on blue paper with white highlights image 11 x 17.5 cm., on sketchbook sheet 26.4 x 34.2 cm. more |
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1880
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| Online Access: | View image |
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| In Collection: | C.W. Cole sketchbook [graphic] |
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| Description: | C.W. Cole spent time in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. He was working as a special artist for The Graphic reporting on the events relating to the Irish Land League in the west of Ireland. At Ballinrobe he covered the so-called Boycott Relief Expedition (12th - 26th November 1880) in which the army escorted the 50 "Orange Labourers", employed to save Captain Boycott's crops, to and from their camp at Lough Mask. This drawing shows the police and the army travelling to Boycott's estate on the road from Claremorris, County Mayo to Hollymount, County Mayo |
| Main Creator: | |
| Created: |
1880
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 drawing pen over pencil on blue paper with white highlights image 11 x 17.5 cm., on sketchbook sheet 26.4 x 34.2 cm. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Call Number: |
PD 2196 TX 51
(Collection unavailable) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland |