Lot Essay
Nicholas Pocock probably travelled to paint in Ireland having met the artists Francis Danby and James Arthur O'Connor in Bristol, they having crossed the Irish Sea to make their fortune.
The Cove of Cork with Speke Island and Carlisle and Lamelia Forts
Details
Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)
The Cove of Cork with Speke Island and Carlisle and Lamelia Forts
signed and dated 'N Pocock 1811' (lower right)
watercolour, bodycolour, pen and black ink
12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
The Cove of Cork with Speke Island and Carlisle and Lamelia Forts
signed and dated 'N Pocock 1811' (lower right)
watercolour, bodycolour, pen and black ink
12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
Provenance
Thos. Agnew & Sons, London.