A Collection of Drawings of the Principal, Antique Buildings of Ireland

Designd on ye spot, and Collected by GL. Berenger [sic], Vol. I.

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Eighteenth-century topographical drawings of Irish antiquities. Title page shows a pyramid of stones with the title inscribed in ink over it. Two men in the foreground look on.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Beranger, Gabriel, ca. 1729-1817, artist
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Subjects:
Conyngham, William Burton, > 1733-1796.
Antiquities > Ireland > 1760-1800
Buildings > Ireland > 1760-1800
Watercolours > Irish > 1760-1800.
Notes:Index page and Advertisement page precede the first watercolour in the sketchbook.

Inscribed in ink on inside of front cover upper left: Sawyer 1937 £36

Sketchbook with brown vellum cover with clasp (broken). Name "Gabriel Beringer" embossed in gold on red leather label on cover. Underneath label is the inscription "Gl. Beranger" etched into the velum.

This volume was bequeathed by Gabriel Beranger to a Mrs Walker, a niece of his second wife. It purchased by the National Library in 1937.

Physical description: 1 sketchbook (99 drawings) : watercolour & ink wash ; 23.5 x 29.5 cm..

Citations/References: Beranger's Antique Buildings of Ireland / with text by Peter Harbison. - Four Courts Press in association with the National Library of Ireland, Dublin 1998

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Published / Created: [between ca. 1760-1800].
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The Market Cross, in the high street at Kilkenny, 61 M: from Dublin

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: A Collection of Drawings of the Principal, Antique Buildings of Ireland (PD 1958 TX) [graphic].
Description:Drawing of the Market Cross that once stood in Kilkenny, Ireland. It was erected in 1335 and by 1650, Cromwellian soldiers were using the crucifix on top for target practice. In 1771 it was demolished by Mayor Blunt because it was giving shelter to "idle and dissolute characters".
Main Creator: Beranger, Gabriel, ca. 1729-1817, artist
Created: [between ca. 1760 and 1770].
Language:English
Extent:1 drawing : wash ; 22.7 x 29 cm.
Format:Prints & Drawings
Call Number: PD 1958 TX 78 (Collection unavailable)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.