Palmerston Fair - No 1
Artist
Francis Wheatley
(London, England, 1747 - 1801)
Date1782
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 18.1 cm, Width: 23.7 cm
Frame: Height: 42.9 cm, Width: 57.8 cm
Frame: Height: 42.9 cm, Width: 57.8 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1957 with income from the Webster Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003595
About MeFrancis Wheatley was a distinguished 18th century London artist but money troubles and personal scandal drove him to Dublin from 1779-1783. There he escaped his debtors and fellow artist John Alexander Gresse, the irate husband of Wheatley's mistress. Wheatley was at the height of his powers during his years in Ireland, and the types of painting he undertook were numerous. This fresh watercolour of Palmerston Fair, with its tightly controlled drawing, shows the artist at his best.
More About Me
Wheatley was a successful London painter, but did some of his best work in Dublin to where he fled for some years, due to both debts and his mistress' irate husband!
Richard Cooper Jr.
