Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Beranger, Gabriel, ca. 1729-1817, artist
Summary:	View of Simmonscourt Castle, County Dublin, Ireland. The present Simmonscourt Pavillion is built in the former grounds of this castle. Only remnants of the medieval castle complex remain. The castle used to guard the passage over the river Dodder on the vital supply route from Dalkey to the city of Dublin. In the foreground of the drawing, a horse lies down on the grass while a pig wanders around nearby.
In collection:	A Collection of Drawings of the Principal, Antique Buildings of Ireland (PD 1958 TX) [graphic].
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	1766.
Subjects:	Castles & palaces > Ireland > Dublin (County) > 1760-1770. Watercolours > Irish > 1760-1770.
Notes:	Page number inscribed in ink u.r.: 22. See 1958 TX 21 for another view of this castle. Signature of the artist inscribed in ink l.r. Title inscribed in ink u.c. Formerly ET 1958 TX 22. Physical description: 1 drawing : watercolour ; 22.8 x 29 cm. Citations/References: Beranger's Antique Buildings of Ireland / with text by Peter Harbison. - Four Courts Press in association with the National Library of Ireland, Dublin 1998 p. 66-67 more
Credits:	Attributed to Gabriel Beranger (ca. 1729-1817).