A N:E: View of Grey Abbey near Kildare

A:C: delint. 15th: June 1784 ; Pinxt. 18th July
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cooper, Austin, 1759-1830, artist
Summary:View of the ruins of the Franciscan friary, sometimes known as Grey Abbey, near the town of Kildare, Ireland, showing the long halled church with broad windows in each gable, and a break in the north wall. Two house with chimneys can be seen behind the building
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: 1784
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Notes:From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. I

Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet

Image in ink frame 9.2 x 13.4 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet is probably ATMAN, doubtless part of the name of the famous paper-maker J Whatman

Physical description: 1 drawing image 8.7 x 13 cm., on sheet 18.3 x 26.5 cm.

Citations/References: Kildare : Its History and Antiquities / Denis Murphy. - Journal for the County Kildare Archaeological Society Vol. II (5), 1898 illustration on page 300

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Credits:Attributed to Austin Cooper