The Linen Hall, Belfast

Details

John Nixon (1750-1818)
The Linen Hall, Belfast
signed and dated 'J Nixon 1790' (lower left) and numbered '138' (on the mount) and inscribed 'Linen Hall at Belfast' (on the reverse)
pencil, grey ink and watercolour, unframed
7 5/8 x 11¼ in. (19.3 x 28.5 cm.)

Provenance

with Green's Antiques, Dublin, where purchased by the present owners.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The White Linen Hall was built in 1785 and symbolised the growing eminence of the Belfast linen trade as it superceded Dublin during the closing years of the eighteenth century. The Linen Hall was demolished in 1896 in order to make way for the present day City Hall.

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