A N:E: View of Monasterboice, Co:y Louth

A:C: delint. 17th April 1786 ; Pinxt. 25th April 1786
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cooper, Austin, 1759-1830, artist
Summary:View of the old monastery of Monasterboice, County Louth, Ireland, as seen from the north-east. Muiredach's Cross is seen on the left, the tall Cross in the centre, and a third (with only its head showing) is seen above a wall to the left of it. Two churches are shown in addition to the Round Tower, beyond which the roof of a house (no longer extant) may be seen
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: 1786
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Notes:From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II

This image adds a third cross-head tilted at an angle on the far side of a wall which is not visible in the view given in 2122 TX (2) 6. It also suggests the presence of a thatched house behind the round tower which also can be seen on the extreme left of the view in 2122 TX (2) 6

Title inscribed in ink l.c. under image

Image within ink frame 9.7 x 15.6 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet is part of a shield, crowned

Physical description: 1 drawing image 9.1 x 15.1 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.7 cm.

Citations/References: Monasterboice and its Monuments / Helen M. Roe. - 1981

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Coo 2122 TX (2) 7
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