Holdings: Darrell Figgis

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Lalor, Tom, artist.
Summary:	Portait of Darrell Figgis, seated in a prison cell, wearing prison uniform and cap. A notebook is open on his lap and he holds a pencil in his right hand. A bowl is on the seat to his left. While he did not participate in the 1916 Easter Rising, Figgis was arrested and interned [under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914] by the British authorities in Reading Gaol between 1916-1917; following his release in 1917 he was (along with Austin Stack) elected Honorary Secretary of the Sinn Féin party. For another image of Darrell Figgis in prison by the artist Tom Lalor, see NLI call number PD 2159 TX (19) 20.
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[n.d., ca. 1916-1917].
Subjects:	Figgis, Darrell, > 1882-1925 Figgis, Darrell, > 1882-1925 > Portraits County Gaol & House of Correction (Reading, England) Writers > Ireland > 20th century. Prisoners > England > 20th century Prisons Ireland > History > 20th century Ink drawings > Irish > 1910-1920. Portrait drawings > Irish > 1910-1920. Watercolour drawings > Irish > 1910-1920.
Notes:	Physical description: 1 drawing : watercolour and pencil ; 25.6 x 18.3 cm..

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Call Number	View In	Collection
PD FIGG-DA (1) I	Collection unavailable Access Note	Prints & Drawings

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