A W: View of the Franciscan Friary in Drogheda - between West Gate & the River within the Walls
A:C: delin: 12th June 1783 ; Pinx. 29th June
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Summary: | View from the west of the church of the Franciscan friary in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, showing the central tower supported by arches and domestic buildings outside the walls |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Language: | English |
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1783
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Notes: | From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. I Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet under image Image within ink frame 14.5 x 9.6 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet appears to be part of a small shield Austin Cooper writes about this abbey in his diary for 12th June, 1783 (NLI Ms. Acc. 4841, Drogheda 1783) Physical description: 1 drawing image 14.1 x 9.2 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.5 cm. Citations/References: An Eighteenth Century Antiquary : The Sketches, Notes and Diaries of Austin Cooper (1759-1830) / Liam Price (ed.). - Dublin 1942 page 94 with Plate 45 Citations/References: Three Monasteries of Drogheda / Matthew J. Kelly. - Journal of County Louth Archaeoloical Society 10, 1941-1944 pages 36-40 more |
Credits: | Attributed to Austin Cooper |