The Adelphi Club This is another conversation piece. It was painted by John Williams, a travelling artist. The work shows ten gentlemen gathered around ...
Inside a Public House J Noonan’s 1860 oil painting, Inside a Public House captures the friendly atmosphere of the mid 19th century Irish public house. Note ...
Despair of the Cottiers This illustration appeared in the Pictorial Times in August 1846. It captures the despair of a cottier family dealing with the reality ...
William Turner’s Street Scene This 1820 oil painting by William Turner features a stage-coach in a crowded street scene.
Bog Village This famous sketch from the Illustrated London News shows Co. Roscommon’s bog village which came into existence between 1780 and 1845 as ...
Armagh James Black’s fine oil painting of Armagh was completed in 1810. It gives a very good view of the city with the old cathedral occupying ...
Tullig village This sketch of unroofed houses in the village of Tullig in the Kilrush district of Clare has become a famous symbol of the Famine. ...
View of Belfast Several of Hugh Frazer’s fine landscape paintings survived. This work was painted in 1820 when Frazer was still in his teens. It records ...