Shane's Castle, Tenants' Dinner

Attributed to James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image depicts a landscape with green grass in the foreground, buildings with red flags on the horizon, a small body of water, hills in the distance, and trees framing the scene. The sky is clear blue with soft clouds, and the colors used are primarily greens, blues, browns, and reds. Smooth brushstrokes create texture in the clouds and various shades of green.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23 x 32.8 cm (9 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.175

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the artist's family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Clifford, Derek. Watercolours of The Norwich School. London, 1965: p. 62.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, across bottom verso: Low O'Neill Shanes Castle tenants dinner

Wikidata ID

Q64536861

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