Accession number
HCP 005
Creator
John George Mulvany, RHA (c.1766-1838)
Date made
19th Century
Materials
Oil on canvas; (frame) Wood
Collection
Dimensions (cm)
Provenance
File of material relating to a painting, a view of Kilmallock, county Limerick, attributed to Thomas James Mulvany. Includes photocopy of an almost incomplete object description sheet (date unspecified). Also, attached to the object description sheet is photocopy of extract from paper entitled 'The Hunt Museum' by Patrick F. Doran in the 'North Munster Antiquarian Journal (Studia in Memoriam John Hunt),' (Volume XX, 1978), which describes object; photocopies of photographs of object (date unspecified); notes on Mulvanys life and work including description of another painting of his, 'Village of Kilmallock, Co. Limerick,' circa 1829, held by the National Gallery of Ireland; postcard (date unspecified) with colour image of this painting; photocopy of extract from 'Discover Ireland Art at the National Gallery of Ireland: A Reference Book on Ireland Art' (National Gallery of Ireland, 1999) by Marie Bourke and Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch comprising description and image of Mulvany painting held by the National Gallery of Ireland; copy of letter (5 June 1996) from Jonathan Voak, Director, Hunt Museum, to George Stacpoole (address withheld), relating to sourcing a frame for present object; letter (13 September 1997) from Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin (address withheld), to Michael Holland, Registrar, Hunt Museum, pointing out error made in relation to painter of current object. Surname is Mulvany rather than Mulcahy; letter (5 January 1996) from the Knight of Glin to Mairead Dunlevy, Director, Hunt Museum, requesting to know if she has found out date and [ ] of present object; photocopy of extract from exhibition catalogue for 'Ireland Houses and Landscapes' (c. 1963) which describes both present object and painting held by the National Gallery of Ireland; photocopy of notes (date unspecified) which describe various buildings in Kilmallock and refer to painting of the town done by Jeremiah Hodges Mulcahy in the 1830s; photocopies of two information leaflets (date unspecified) relating to Kilmallock, and aimed at visitors to the town, comprising map, details of historical trail, descriptions of historic buildings etc; photocopy of extract from 'A Dictionary of Ireland Artists' (Dublin and London: Maunsel & Company, Limited, 1913) by Walter Strickland, containing entry about Mulvany;
Category
Copyright Attribution
Painting, View of Kilmallock, County Limerick | John George Mulvany, RHA (c.1766-1838) | Oil on canvas, (frame) Wood | 19th century | The Hunt Collection | PD