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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 tanks of Parliament and was designated Bishop of Derry. The pillar
was destroyed by a bomb blast in the early 1970’s.
€400 - €600
706
J.M. KAVANAGH (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Ofiara Milosci (Victim of Love)
Oil on canvas, 101 x 75cm
SIgned
The picture depicts an incident during the ‘January Uprising’ or ‘January
Insurrection’ of 1863-64 when Poland rebelled against Russian rule and
conscription in Poland. The insurrection involved many nations including
Greece.
An order of Polish nuns called the Felician Sisters, founded by Mary Angela
Trushkowsa (now a saint), set up medical centers to care for Greek soldiers and
the picture depicts an example of their aid.
€400 - €600
Lot 706 Lot 705