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Eagle's Nest, Lower lake Killarney
Details
William Ashford, P.R.H.A., (1746-1824)
Eagle's Nest, Lower lake Killarney
signed and dated 'WAshford/1782.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 25 in. (40.8 x 63.6 cm.)
Eagle's Nest, Lower lake Killarney
signed and dated 'WAshford/1782.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 25 in. (40.8 x 63.6 cm.)
Provenance
Given to Ambassador David Gray, American Ambassador to Ireland (1940-1947), from the Legations in Dublin on his departure from Ireland in June 1947 and by inheritance to Eleanor Roosevelt, his wife's niece, and by descent to John A. Roosevelt.
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The provenance should read:
Given to Ambassador David Gray, American Ambassador to Ireland (1940-1947), from the Legations in Dublin on his departure from Ireland in June 1947
and by inheritance to David Gray's wife, Maude Hall Gray (Aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt), and by inheritance to John A. Roosevelt, youngest son of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The provenance should read:
Given to Ambassador David Gray, American Ambassador to Ireland (1940-1947), from the Legations in Dublin on his departure from Ireland in June 1947
and by inheritance to David Gray's wife, Maude Hall Gray (Aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt), and by inheritance to John A. Roosevelt, youngest son of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.