A Fair on the Outskirts of Dublin
A Fair on the Outskirts of Dublin
FRANCIS WHEATLEY R.A. (1747-1801)
Ireland 1782
Pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper
Wheatley found inspiration in the numerous fairs and gypsy encampments on the outskirts of Dublin, either at Donnybrook or Palmerston, and made numerous studies and sketches of the scenes and people, which he would then work up into finished large-scale watercolours.
The present wonderfully preserved watercolour appears to be the earliest and, possibly the most successful, of the small series that Wheatley
produced between 1782 and 1784.
Ireland 1782
Pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper
Dimensions
54.00cm wide 38.40cm high (21.26 inches wide 15.12 inches high)
Description / Expertise
In 1779 Wheatley arrived in Dublin from London and soon established himself as the leading portraitist there as well as a popular watercolourist, depicting rural life and landscapes.Wheatley found inspiration in the numerous fairs and gypsy encampments on the outskirts of Dublin, either at Donnybrook or Palmerston, and made numerous studies and sketches of the scenes and people, which he would then work up into finished large-scale watercolours.
The present wonderfully preserved watercolour appears to be the earliest and, possibly the most successful, of the small series that Wheatley
produced between 1782 and 1784.
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