craftyindividual@lemm.eeM to artporn@lemm.ee · 6 months agoTrainer with Horse - John Lavery (1856-1941)upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageTrainer with Horse - John Lavery (1856-1941)upload.wikimedia.orgcraftyindividual@lemm.eeM to artporn@lemm.ee · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareapis@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoHave always loved Lavery, but have never seen this one or any like it. Suspect the nunatuk in the background could be Ben Bulben https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benbulbin. Lavery mixed in the same circles as Constance Markievicz, who lived in Sligo at a similar distance to the mountain, and who fought for Irish independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz A 1922 Lavery portrait of his wife, Hazel as the embodiment of Ireland, Cathleen Ní Houlihan, was used as the watermark on Irish banknotes until the adoption of the Euro in 2002. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Portrait_of_Lady_Lavery_as_Kathleen_Ni_Houlihan_.PNG
minus-squarecraftyindividual@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThanks for the fascinating backstory!
Have always loved Lavery, but have never seen this one or any like it.
Suspect the nunatuk in the background could be Ben Bulben https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benbulbin.
Lavery mixed in the same circles as Constance Markievicz, who lived in Sligo at a similar distance to the mountain, and who fought for Irish independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz
A 1922 Lavery portrait of his wife, Hazel as the embodiment of Ireland, Cathleen Ní Houlihan, was used as the watermark on Irish banknotes until the adoption of the Euro in 2002. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Portrait_of_Lady_Lavery_as_Kathleen_Ni_Houlihan_.PNG
Thanks for the fascinating backstory!