Print

Collection object


1983.0090
Print H. 48.1 W. 63.0 Frame H. 65.7 W. 79.5
Print, titled Siege of Limerick 1690. Coloured. Inscribed below l.: Published by Charles Brothers, 25 Elisabeth St, N.Y. and below r.: Drawn & printed by Chas. Hart, 36 Vesey St, N.Y. Below this, the names Burk, King James, Gen. Barsfield (sic), King William and Father Tom printed below the appropriate figure in the print. Title below, with below title: To the Friends and Patriots (shamrock) of Irish Freedom. Scene: In foreground, the city walls with, to l., officers in uniform with swords in hand, man kneeling aiming cannon. In centre, priest attending a wounded man. To r. people throwing stones from wall. In middle ground, a battle outside the walls and a building on fire. In the background, hills. Smoke across top. Plain wooden frame.


Charles Hart (artist and printer)