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John Nixon (c. 1750-1818)
Estimate:
€500 - €700
Sold
€1,600
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
ARTIST
John Nixon (c. 1750-1818)
Size
5.50 by 7.50in. (14 by 19.1cm)
Description
Title: SHANE'S CASTLE, LOUGH NEAGH
Note: A print was made of this drawing, engraved by Scott, published by G. Kearsley, London, 1780.Shane's Castle is a ruin near Randalstown in County Antrim. The castle is on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh. Built in 1345 by a member of the Clandeboy O'Neill dynasty, it was originally called Eden-duff-carrick. Shane MacBrien O'Neill changed the name to Shane's Castle in 1722.The castle is used extensively as a location in the television series Game of Thrones.
Note: A print was made of this drawing, engraved by Scott, published by G. Kearsley, London, 1780.Shane's Castle is a ruin near Randalstown in County Antrim. The castle is on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh. Built in 1345 by a member of the Clandeboy O'Neill dynasty, it was originally called Eden-duff-carrick. Shane MacBrien O'Neill changed the name to Shane's Castle in 1722.The castle is used extensively as a location in the television series Game of Thrones.
Medium
watercolour
Literature
Elmes, Rosalind M., Catalogue of Irish Topographical Prints and Original Drawings, Dublin 1975, pp5-6.
