Name/Title
KillarneyEntry/Object ID
2019.03.03Description
Painting
This image depicts the Killarney area in southwestern Ireland. It shows a rowboat next to a two-masted sailboat with several passengers and boatmen crossing a calm lake with hills and mountains in the background. It is a soft rural scene painted in a muted palette.Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolour on paperSubject Place
Region
Western EuropeContinent
EuropeContext
The town of Killarney is on the shore of Lough Leane Lake, part of Killarney National Park, Ireland's first national park created in 1932. The park stretches across some 10,000 hectares with wild mountainous country that sweeps down to the world-famous Lakes of Killarney. It also has many heritage sites including Muckross House and Gardens, Killarney House and Gardens, Ross Castle, etc.
Killarney featured prominently in early Irish history, and its cultural and natural heritage, and also its location on the Ring of Kerry, the 180 km loop on the Iveragh peninsula, has made it a popular destination for some 250 years, from Lord Benmare to Queen Victoria to Thomas Cook and his first package tours ca. 1895.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown artist (British School)Role
PainterDate made
circa 1880 - 1900Time Period
19th CenturyAcquisition
Acquisition Method
PurchaseDate
1905
