A gallery of paintings that capture the beauty of Irish landscapes

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Ireland’s scenery has inspired artists throughout history to capture the beauty of this country.  This gallery contain a selection of these paintings from painters such as George Barret Sr to Derek Hill and a variety of other artists.

 

William Ashford (1746 – 1824)

View of Powerscourt Demesne

deer pic

 

James Humbert Craig (1878-1944)

Leenane, Connemara

boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Barret, Senior (1730-1784)

Powerscourt Falls

PowerscourtFalls

 

John Butts (1727 – 1764)

Poachers: View in the Dargle

Poachers: View in the Dargle circa 1760 John Butts circa 1728-1764 Purchased 1973 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/T01815

 

Hugh Frazer (1795–1865)

The Priory Church, Holywood, County Down

Frazer, Hugh; The Priory Church, Holywood, County Down; Belfast Harbour Commissioners; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-priory-church-holywood-county-down-168467

 

Frank Egginton (1908 – 1990)

West of Ireland Boglan

bog

 

Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856-1918)

The Salt March, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin

portmarock

 

Edmund Garvey (c.1740–1813)

A View of Kilkenny

Garvey, Edmund; A View of Kilkenny; National Museums Northern Ireland; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-view-of-kilkenny-122040

 

Henry Albert Hartland (1840 – 1893)

On the moors, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Hartland-onthemoors

 

Nathaniel Grogan (the Elder) (1740–1807)

Into the Hands of the Shades

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William Percy French (1854 – 1920)

Mayo Mermaids

mayos

 

Derek Hill, (1916 – 2000)

Coast

(c) Derek Hill Foundation; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

 

Patrick Vincent Duffy (1832 – 1909)

Glendalough

glendalough

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