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Important Irish Art
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wednesday 4th December 2013 at 6pm
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WilliamGillard (c.1812-1876)
Dogs and Game
Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 92cm (22¼ x 36¼”)
Signed
Exhibited:
RHA Annual Exhibition
1870, Cat. No. 158
Label attached to stretcher verso giving title
The Newry Mountains from Rostrevor
, which was exhibited at the Royal Hibernian
Academy, 1875, No. 32
Although born in England Gillard was for many years working in Dublin with addresses in D’Olier Street, Beresford Place, Lower Gardiner
Street and Middle Abbey Street as well as Belfast in 1864. He first exhibited at the RHA in 1831 and was a frequent exhibitor thereafter ‘til
1876 contributing 72 works. Newry, Narrow Water and Rostrevor regularly appear among the titles of his exhibited works which suggests a
connection with South Down .
€4,000 - 6,000
