Details
| Artist | Irish |
|---|---|
| Title |
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| Date | late 17th Century |
| Medium | elm, oak, pine |
| Dimensions | Installed: 180 inches × 18 feet (4 m 57.2 cm × 5 m 48.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Hearst Foundation, Inc. |
| Accession Number | 58.259 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| Not On View |
Provenance
Commissioned by Colonel John Eyre for Eyrecourt, his residence in County Galway, in the 1670s.
Eyrecourt sale, L. Taylor Auctioneers, 1927
White, Allom & Company
William Randolph Hearst;
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Eyrecourt sale, L. Taylor Auctioneers, 1927
White, Allom & Company
William Randolph Hearst;
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Published References
B. De Breffny & R. Ffolliott, The Houses of Ireland: Domestic Architecture from the Medieval Castle to the Edwardian Villa (London 1975), p. 61.
I. Gantz, Signpost to Eyrecourt (Bath 1975), p. 110 (mentions Dutch workmanship), figs. 8-9 (ill).
P. Harbison, H. Potterton and J. Sheehy Irish Art and Architecture from Prehistory to the Present (London 1978), p. 130, figs. 109 & 125 (ill).
R. Loeber, "Early Classicism in Ireland: Architecture before the Georgian Era," Architectural History 22 (1979), p. 57, figs. 7a-7b (ill).
M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses (London 1988), p. 122 (ill).
J. O'Connell & R. Loeber, "Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway," Irish Art Review Yearbook 1988, pp. 45-46; figs. 5-6, 8-11 (ill).
D. Fitz-Gerald, "Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland," Apollo (Feb 1989), pp. 92-94; p. 93 (ill).
J. Banham (ed.), Encyclopedia of Interior Design, vol. 1 (London 1997), p. 613 (ill).
B. Gallagher, "William Randolph Hearst and the Detroit Institute of Arts," Bulletin of the DIA 78, nos. 1/2 (2004), p. 57, figs. 3 & 4 (ill); p. 64.
The Knight of Glin and J. Peill, Irish Furniture: Woodwork and Carving in Ireland from the Earliest Times to the Act of Union (New Haven & London 2007), pp. 28-29, 303; fig. 20 (ill).
J. Harris, Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvages (New Haven 2007).
J. Cronin, "A Gentleman of a Good Family and Fortune: John Eyre of Eyrecourt 1640-1685," Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society v. 60 (2008), p. 88-115.
Mulligan, Kevin V. “The Realm of the Irish Country House.” In Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840. Edited by William Laffan and Christopher Monkhouse with Leslie Fitzpatrick. Chicago, 2015, pp. 97-98 (fig. 1).
Roy, James Charles. "William Randolph Hearst & the Eyrecourt Staircase." Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 69 (2017): 165–194, pp. 166, 173, 190 (ill.).
I. Gantz, Signpost to Eyrecourt (Bath 1975), p. 110 (mentions Dutch workmanship), figs. 8-9 (ill).
P. Harbison, H. Potterton and J. Sheehy Irish Art and Architecture from Prehistory to the Present (London 1978), p. 130, figs. 109 & 125 (ill).
R. Loeber, "Early Classicism in Ireland: Architecture before the Georgian Era," Architectural History 22 (1979), p. 57, figs. 7a-7b (ill).
M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses (London 1988), p. 122 (ill).
J. O'Connell & R. Loeber, "Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway," Irish Art Review Yearbook 1988, pp. 45-46; figs. 5-6, 8-11 (ill).
D. Fitz-Gerald, "Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland," Apollo (Feb 1989), pp. 92-94; p. 93 (ill).
J. Banham (ed.), Encyclopedia of Interior Design, vol. 1 (London 1997), p. 613 (ill).
B. Gallagher, "William Randolph Hearst and the Detroit Institute of Arts," Bulletin of the DIA 78, nos. 1/2 (2004), p. 57, figs. 3 & 4 (ill); p. 64.
The Knight of Glin and J. Peill, Irish Furniture: Woodwork and Carving in Ireland from the Earliest Times to the Act of Union (New Haven & London 2007), pp. 28-29, 303; fig. 20 (ill).
J. Harris, Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvages (New Haven 2007).
J. Cronin, "A Gentleman of a Good Family and Fortune: John Eyre of Eyrecourt 1640-1685," Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society v. 60 (2008), p. 88-115.
Mulligan, Kevin V. “The Realm of the Irish Country House.” In Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840. Edited by William Laffan and Christopher Monkhouse with Leslie Fitzpatrick. Chicago, 2015, pp. 97-98 (fig. 1).
Roy, James Charles. "William Randolph Hearst & the Eyrecourt Staircase." Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 69 (2017): 165–194, pp. 166, 173, 190 (ill.).
