A View of St; Mary's Church in Drogheda including that part of the Town Wall where Cromwell made a Breach & took the Town by Storm in 1649. Taken from the opposite hill where he erected his Battery
A:C: delint. 25th Dec.r 1778 ; Pinxt. 8th. April 1785
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| Summary: | View of the ruins of St. Mary's Church, Drogheda, County Louth, from the east, showing the gabled transepts right and left, a more recent church with bell-cote, and to the left of it what looks like a central arched tower half-way along the hall-like church. In the background on the left is the medieval town wall and a tall tower which is perhaps Millmount tower |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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8th April 1785
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| Notes: | From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. I A plan of this church, dated 1780, can be foundnd at the end of 2122 TX (3) Title inscribed in ink l.c. under image Image within an ink frame 7.4 x 12 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet bears the letters JW Physical description: 1 drawing image 6.8 x 11.4 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.6 cm. Citations/References: An Eighteenth Century Antiquary : The Sketches, Notes and Diaries of Austin Cooper (1759-1830) / Liam Price (ed.). - Dublin, 1942 Plate 40, right Citations/References: Drogheda, Architectural Heritage / William Garner. - Dublin 1986 pages 13-14 more |
| Credits: | Attributed to Austin Cooper |
