[Watercolour study for Alfred Downing Fripp's oil painting 'The Cabin Hearth' featuring an interior scene with figures huddled by a fire].
[Alfred Downing Fripp].
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| Summary: | This watercolour depiction of the interior of a cottage has been identified by Dr Claudia Kinmonth as a study for Alfred Downing Fripp's oil painting 'The Cabin Hearth' [for another image by Fripp in the collection of the NLI, see NLI call number PD C161]. A woman is seated breast feeding her baby while to beside her husband is shown in a pose of despair, crouched over an empty cradle which is made with a wicker framework on a wooden base. The room is lit by a candle sconce on the left. A young boy huddles near the dying embers of a fire above which hangs an article of clothing on a brace. A framed image of a madonna and child hangs on the wall behind the woman. On verso, in black chalk is the figure [of a woman?] seated on a rock with two other figures lightly outlined. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l. :
s.n. ,
n.d., between ca. 1843-1848?].
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| Notes: | Formerly held at PD 4391 TC. Exhibited as part of 'Rural Ireland; The Inside Story', February 11 - June 3, 2012 at Mcmullan Museum of Art Physical description: 1 drawing : watercolour and black chalk ; 38.3 x 45 cm.. more |
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PD C162 |
Collection unavailable |
Prints & Drawings |
Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.
