Sentry Box
[graphic]
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| Summary: | 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 in 1880. Captain Somerset Maxwell was the commander of the 76th Regiment which was one of the troops sent in to escort the 50 "Orange Labourers" to Boycott's estate at Lough Mask, County Mayo. Mr Manning was a Ulster land agent who volunteered to lead the Boycott Relief Expedition |
| In collection: | C.W. Cole sketchbook [graphic] |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
| Published / Created: |
1880
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| Notes: | The names of the people depicted on the right of the drawing are inscribed in ink beneath the title and are as follows from left to right: Boycott, Maxwell and Manning Title inscribed in ink l.l. on image Image possibly published in slightly altered form as a wood engraving entitled "Captain Boycott and his Escort" as part of a series of illustrations on page 516, under the title "The Land Agitation in Ireland", in The Graphic, November 20th 1880 Physical description: 1 drawing pen over pencil image 10.7 x 17.2 cm., on sketchbook sheet 26.4 x 34.2 cm. more |
| Credits: | Attributed to C.W. Cole |
