Glendalough, County Wicklow, 1853, by William Davis (1812-1873). Oil on board, 17.6 x 27.8 cm (6 15/16 x 10 15/16 inches). Signed bottom left: indistinct. Inscribed v upper centre: "Glendalough Co Wicklow." Provenance: bought as Lot 447, Bonhams, Chester, 16th March 2010. Davis visited Ireland in 1853 and the present work probably dates from that time. [Click on image to enlarge it.]
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Bibliography
Crowther, Paul. Awakening Beauty: The Crowther-Oblak Collection of Victorian Art. Exhibition catalogue. Ljubljana: National Gallery of Slovenia; Galway: Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, 2014. No. 24.
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