Church of Ennismacreeny or Church Island in Lough-kee, Co;y Roscommon
G. Beranger delint. ; J.S.C. pinxt April 1794
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| Summary: | Plan of the Premonstratension abbey on Trinity Island (not Church Island, as the title states), Lough Key, County Roscommon, Ireland, together with details of a door and a window |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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1794
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| Notes: | From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II Image pasted onto sheet. Watermark u.l. on sheet is I S. That on the image is Britannia with sceptre and shield, seated in an oval cartouche, crowned probably a paper fifteen years older This copy by J.S. Cooper (could be Jonathon Sisson Cooper (ca.1777-1850), a nephew of Austin Cooper) of plans and drawings executed by Gabriel Beranger in 1779 is one of the few instances in this album where the Beranger original plan is not preserved in this collection, thus making these drawings the only knowledge we have of the former existence of Beranger originals Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet Physical description: 1 drawing image 17.6 x 19.9 cm., on sheet 18.3 x 26.7 cm. Citations/References: Medieval Religious Houses, Ireland / Aubrey Gwynn and R.N. Hadcock. - London, 1970 page 205 more |
