The Dublin volunteers on College Green, Dublin, 4th November 1779

Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1779-1780
Height:
175.0 cm  (68 7/8 in.)
Width:
323.0 cm  (127 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Ireland
    [Museum inv. no.: NGI.125]

Description

Near the statue of the King on College Green in the center of the painting, a drummer appears. His drum is held on his left hand side.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Drum [2585]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 23. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

2751