At Hollymount.

Rear guard of Royal Dragoons relieved by 19th Hussars [...].
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cole, Charles William., fl. 1880-1905, artist
Summary:Cavalry of Royal Dragoons with swords in the air, being relieved by the 19th Hussars to the left of the drawing. Hollymount is near Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland.
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: [between 1st and 2nd November, 1880].
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Notes:Title inscribed l.r. on image.

C.W. Cole spent time in Ireland working as a special artist for the The Graphic reporting on the events relating to the Irish Land League, 1880. At Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, he covered the so-called Boycott Relief Expedition (12th - 26th November, 1880) where the army had to escort the 50 "Orange Labourers", employed to save Captain Boycott's crops, to and from their camp at Lough Mask.

Physical description: 1 drawing : pen & ink wash ; image 10 x 17.4 cm., on sheet 26.5 x 34.6 cm..

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Credits:Attributed to C.W. Cole, (fl. 1880-1905).