Lot 200
200
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more
Samuel Watson (1818-c. 1867)

The Irish Jig

Details
Samuel Watson (1818-c. 1867)
The Irish Jig
signed, inscribed and dated 'THE IRISH JIG/Drawn by SAM.LWATSON/1845' (lower left and on the reverse)
pencil, pen and black ink, grey wash
17 x 21½ in. (43.1 x 54.8 cm.)
Literature
Crookshank & Glin, The Watercolours of Ireland, 1994, p. 214, pl. 299.
Exhibited
Dublin, The Royal Hibernian Academy, 1845, number untraced.
Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Whipping the Herring: Survival & Celebration in Nineteenth Century Irish Art, 4 May-26 August 2006, number untraced.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

Exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Society in 1845, the present watercolour depicts an animated scene in a crowd-filled tavern in which children and animals can be seen scrapping, and revellers watch as lively couples dance. The jig is a form of folk dance that originated in England in the 16th Century, but was embraced and adapted in Ireland where it became a national dance.

More from Glin Castle - A Knight in Ireland

View All
View All