Fete and Dinner at Old Castle, Hillsborough, 1837

Louisa Morris
John R Reilly

Coloured lithograph

1837

Fete and Dinner at Old Castle, Hillsborough, 1837

About the work

Location

Country: UK
City: Northern Ireland
Place: Belfast, Historic Royal Palaces (long-term loans), Hillsborough Castle
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Places

Subjects

eating, drinking, topography, Victorian Genre, fair/festival/carnival

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, coloured lithograph
Details

Artist

Louisa Morris
John R Reilly

Title

Fete and Dinner at Old Castle, Hillsborough, 1837

Date

1837

Medium

Coloured lithograph

Inscription

[Below image, LHS:] The Castle in which King William the 3rd slept / ADD. 1688. [centre:] TO THE MOST NOBLE THE MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE. [below image, RHS:] A Sketch taken at the time of the Chairing / The Countess of Hillsborough by Louisa M [Below, centre:] A Representation of the grand Fete given in the [?] of the Old Castle in Hillsborough by the Marquis of Downshire to 4,000 of the Tenantry, on his Estate in the County Down (exclusive of visitors) the 18th Oct 1837 / on the Prenuptials of the Earl of Hillsborough with the Honorable Caroline Stapleton Cotton, Daughter of General the Lord Viscount Combermere (A Waterloo Hero & c. & c. with permission Dedicated to her ladyship / by Louisa M.

GAC number

4725/1