Belan House, County Kildare / William Ashford
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1950/2.19
- Title
- Belan House, County Kildare
- Artist
- William Ashford
- Artist Nationality
- English
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1824
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1780
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Inscription
- Inscribed l.r.: R Wilson fecit/ 1760
- (The signature and date, in red, l.r. center, is spurious.)
- Dimensions
- 79 cm (31 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Physical Description
- Painting shows a large country estate house. Situated in the middle distance, the house angles into space. At the near end is a dovecotte and at the furthest point is an arcade attaching the main house to another building that is obscured by trees. The foreground is framed by trees on either side, the lefthand tree is partially dead. At center in the foreground is an elegant party in a boat on a small lake. This group consists of two women and a man, hand outstretched indicating the scene of the house in the distance. In addition, two men in vests are also part of the group in the boat, one of whom is seated, the other is propelling the boat with an oar. Swans, with wings extended behind them, also grace the surface of the water.
- Subject Matter
- William Ashford became one of the best-known painters in late-18th century Ireland was born in Birmingham, England. His country house landscapes have a distinctly English mood and show prosperous estates that are well kept and reflect a harmony established beween man and nature. This building, Belan House, was built in 1745 and was the seat of the Earl of Aldborough. The composition was engraved by Argus and was published in Richardson's "Long Forgotten Days".
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- animals
- atmospheric effects
- birds
- europe
- houses
- locality
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- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 4498 x 3227
- File Size
- 475 KB
- Record
- 1950/2.19
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"Belan House, County Kildare; William Ashford." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-2.19/1950_2.19.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.