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"The Saloon at Castle Coole"

Date

1982

Artist/Maker

Flanagan, T.P.

Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 134cm
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