The Illustrious Sons of Ireland :

W.G. Rogers.

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Illustration of several men standing and sitting in a room, wearing clothes to suggest that they come from various periods in history. They are Brian Boru, Edmund Burke, Thomas Burke, John Philpot Curran, Thomas Davis, Robert Emmet, Oliver Goldsmith, Henry Grattan, Gerald Griffin, John McHale, Theobald Mathew, John Mitchel, Thomas Moore, William Smith O'Brien, Daniel O'Connell, Richard Sheil, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Hugh O'Neill, Oliver Plunkett and Patrick Sarsfield. There are six columns in the room, decorated with flags and crests. The crest on the furthest right column features a round tower, the next crest features a shamrock, and the next crest features a harp. In between the columns are faint images: to the far right is an image of an elderly man dressed in robes, sitting on a hill; the next image depicts a battle scene; the middle image depicts the sun rising over the Houses of Parliament in College Green; the next image depicts a lake and a rural village, and the far right image depicts a young women holding a harp.

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Main Creator: Rogers, W.G., artist
Format: Photo
Language:English
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Notes:Title printed at l.c. on image.

Physical description: Postcard : b&w ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm.

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Published / Created: [undated].
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The Illustrious Sons of Ireland :

W.G. Rogers.

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Bibliographic Details
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Description:Illustration of several men standing and sitting in a room, wearing clothes to suggest that they come from various periods in history. They are Brian Boru, Edmund Burke, Thomas Burke, John Philpot Curran, Thomas Davis, Robert Emmet, Oliver Goldsmith, Henry Grattan, Gerald Griffin, John McHale, Theobald Mathew, John Mitchel, Thomas Moore, William Smith O'Brien, Daniel O'Connell, Richard Sheil, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Hugh O'Neill, Oliver Plunkett and Patrick Sarsfield. There are six columns in the room, decorated with flags and crests. The crest on the furthest right column features a round tower, the next crest features a shamrock, and the next crest features a harp. In between the columns are faint images: to the far right is an image of an elderly man dressed in robes, sitting on a hill; the next image depicts a battle scene; the middle image depicts the sun rising over the Houses of Parliament in College Green; the next image depicts a lake and a rural village, and the far right image depicts a young women holding a harp.
Main Creator: Rogers, W.G., artist
Created: [undated].
Language:English
Extent:Postcard : b&w ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm.
Format:Photo
Call Number: ALB73/138 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.