Irish Watercolours and Drawings describes and illustrates seventy-eight works from the National Gallery of Ireland.The Gallery has built up an unrivalled collection of Irish material since its foundation in 1854 and most Irish draughtsmen and watercolourists of note are included in this catalogue.The earliest drawing is dated 1698,the most recent 1950.There are famous pictures by Malton,Nicholl,Burton,Osborne and Jack B.Yeats along with excellent works by lesser known artists.There are topographical views,portraits ,illustrations,and designs for stained glass,textiles and the theatre.The authors of Irish Watercolour and Drawings describe the content and history of each work and give a biography of the artist.All the watercolours and drawings are reproduced in colour,many for the first time.

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Joseph Samuel Alpenny

John James Barralet

George Barret

Rose Barton

Henry Brocas

James Henry Brocas

Samuel Frederick Brocas

Adam Buck

James Howard Burgess

Frederic William Burton

Mildred Anne Butler

Patrick Byrne

John Henry Campbell

Harry Clarke

Samuel Dixon

Richard Doyle

George Victor Du Noyer

John Faulkner

Thomas Frye

Wilhelmina Margaret Geddes

George Grattan

Nathaniel Grogan

Jack P. Hanlon

Edward Hayes

Michael Angelo Hayes

Michael Healy

Paul Henry

Thomas Hickey

Evie Hone

Nathaniel Hone The Younger

H. Hulley

Mainie Jellett

Thomas Alfred Jones

Harry Kernoff

William John Leech

Maurice MacGonigal

Daniel Maclise

James Mahony

James Malton

William Mulready

Henry Newton

Andrew Nicholl

James George O'Brien

William Orpen

Walter Frederick Osborne

Sean O'Sullivan

George Petrie

Francis Place

Thomas Sautell Roberts

Henry Tresham

Patrick Tuohy

Francis Wheatley

Jack Butler Yeats

John Butler Yeats

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