Identity area
Reference code
IE 2135 P115/1
Title
Watercolour and pencil drawing of the old Thomond Bridge
Date(s)
- [c. 1780s-1820s?] (Creation)
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1 item
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Name of creator
(1783-1877)
Biographical history
English architect and builder who made his career in Limerick city.
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Scope and content
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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Language of material
- Béarla