Kells, Co.y Kilkenny
Col.l Ch.s Vallancey delin ; Jo. Turner pin Nov. 1794
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| Summary: | View of the ruins of the Augustinian Abbey at Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland with the church on the left of the drawing. Beside the church, on its right, is an area enclosed by a wall interspersed with towers. In the foreground is a bridge with a horseman riding over it towards a small mill-house on the left. To the right of the drawing is a Norman motte |
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| Language: | English |
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1794
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| Notes: | A similar copy by Gabriel Beranger (ca. 1730-1817) is preserved on page 72 of Ms. 3.C.30 in the Royal Irish Academy, and published in Peter Harbison "Beranger's Views of Ireland" (Dublin, 1992), page 87. There is another copy also by Beranger, but in circular format, in a private collection in Dublin From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II Image within an oval ink frame 17.8 x 23.3 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet is part of a large shield, crowned Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet Physical description: 1 drawing oval image 17.6 x 23 cm., on sheet 18.3 x 26.7 cm. Citations/References: Ancient Ireland / Jacqueline O'Brien and Peter Harbison. - London, 1996 page 175 with bibliography on page 249 Citations/References: The Augustinian Priory of Kells, Co. Kilkenny / Dan Tietzsch-Tyler. - Kells, 1993 more |
