THE VALLEY, ACHILL ISLAND Alexander Williams RHA (1846-1930)
Signature: signed lower centre; titled lower left; with original framing label of Thos. Dockrell Sons & Co., Ltd. [South Great George's Street, Dublin] on reverse Medium: watercolour over pencil Dimensions: 27 by 46cm., 10.75 by 18in. Contained within original gilt frame and mount. Alexander Williams travelled the length and breath of Ireland recording scenes of the Irish countryside, many of which later featured in the text, Bea... autiful Ireland, Leinster, Ulster, Munster, Connaught Painted by Alexander Williams and Described by Stephen Gwynn, 1910. In the text William chooses to illustrate The Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island (Connaught, p. 51), however, his description of the island is perhaps better reflected in this work as Gwynn notes, "But for all that it may offer of wilderness, of grandeur, and of interest, Achill has no charm for me. Poverty is a show there: in the village of Keel can still be seen beehive-shaped wigwams rather than houses; and it always seems as if the elements there had been too strong for man and left him huddled and cowering on the earth." more
THE VALLEY, ACHILL ISLAND Alexander Williams RHA (1846-1930)
Signature: signed lower centre; titled lower left; with original framing label of Thos. Dockrell Sons & Co., Ltd. [South Great George's Street, Dublin] on reverse Medium: watercolour over pencil Dimensions: 27 by 46cm., 10.75 by 18in. Contained within original gilt frame and mount. Alexander Williams travelled the length and breath of Ireland recording scenes of the Irish countryside, many of which later featured in the text, Bea... autiful Ireland, Leinster, Ulster, Munster, Connaught Painted by Alexander Williams and Described by Stephen Gwynn, 1910. In the text William chooses to illustrate The Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island (Connaught, p. 51), however, his description of the island is perhaps better reflected in this work as Gwynn notes, "But for all that it may offer of wilderness, of grandeur, and of interest, Achill has no charm for me. Poverty is a show there: in the village of Keel can still be seen beehive-shaped wigwams rather than houses; and it always seems as if the elements there had been too strong for man and left him huddled and cowering on the earth." more
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