Lot Essay
The town of Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery and is one of Northern Ireland's oldest towns. In 1742 the Newry Canal opened and by 1777 Newry was the fourth largest port in Ireland.
View of Newry, Co. Down
Details
Circle of James Howard Burgess (1817-1890)
View of Newry, Co. Down
dated '15. May 1849.' (lower left)
pencil and brown wash heightened with touches of white on grey paper
10¾ x 14½ in. (27.3 x 36.8 cm.)
View of Newry, Co. Down
dated '15. May 1849.' (lower left)
pencil and brown wash heightened with touches of white on grey paper
10¾ x 14½ in. (27.3 x 36.8 cm.)
Literature
Laffan, Painting Ireland, 2006, pp. 145-6, pl. 99.
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