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William Pye (1881-1908)
Portally Cove, County Waterford
Oil on Canvas, 37 x 76cm (14.5 x 30”)
Signed
This cove is connected to nearby Dunmore East
by a scenic cliff walk.
€600 - 1,000
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Attributed to Edward Montgomery O’Rorke Dickey
HRUA HRCA CBE (1894-1977)
Walker’s Pillar, Derry, c.1920-25
Oil on canvas, 46 x 30cm (18 x 12”)
Exhibited: Harbour Museum, Derry, May - October 2005, on loan from the
previous owner
Dickey is known to have often painted views of towns from an elevated position,
such as that afforded by the old city walls of Derry in this work. In the foreground
is Walker’s Pillar, an eighty foot high Doric column erected in 1826 as a memorial
to George Walker (1618-1690), Irish Anglican clergyman and commander. Walker
served as joint governor of Londonderry (now Derry) during the 1689 siege by the
army of the deposed James II. Under Walker’s leadership, the townfolk held the city
for 105 days until help arrived. Walker received the thanks of Parliament and was
designated Bishop of Derry. The pillar was destroyed by a bomb blast in the early
1970’s
€500 - 800
