Item 1 - Watercolour and pencil drawing of the old Thomond Bridge

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IE 2135 P115/1

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Watercolour and pencil drawing of the old Thomond Bridge

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  • [c. 1780s-1820s?] (Creation)

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Pain, James (1783-1877), architect
(1783-1877)

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English architect and builder who made his career in Limerick city.

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Watercolour and pencil drawing (229 x 366 mm) of the old 14-arch Thomond Bridge in Limerick city before it was swept away by a storm in 1833. The drawing depicts King John’s Castle in the background and two people in the foreground, with a woman fetching a bucket of water from the river and a man standing on the riverbank facing the viewer. Artist unknown, but attributed to James Pain.

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