"The Saloon at Castle Coole"
Date
1982
Artist/Maker
Flanagan, T.P.
Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 134cm
Width: 87cm
Width: 87cm
Caption
T.P. Flanagan was invited by the 8th Earl of Belmore to paint the eighteenth century neoclassical mansion of Castle Coole and its surrounding estate. The two developed a lasting friendship. The resulting suite of paintings capture a strong sense of place and history. The artist’s precise draughtsmanship reflects the classical symmetry of the architecture. Lord Belmore describes the works as seeming to, ‘capture a moment in time, something that is actually contained; the clock is stopped…’ (Quoted in ‘T.P. Flanagan’ by S.B. Kennedy, Four Courts Press, 1995)
Credit
Presented by the Earl of Belmore
Copyright
The Artist's Estate
Object number
FCM_1990_159