Details
| Artist | Irish |
|---|---|
| Title |
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| Date | late 17th century |
| Medium | elm, oak, and 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
1670s, commissioned by Colonel John Eyre for Eyrecourt (County Galway, Ireland).
1927, Eyrecourt sale (L. Taylor Auctioneers);
(White, Allom & Company).
William Randolph Hearst;
William Randolph Hearst Foundation;
1958-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1927, Eyrecourt sale (L. Taylor Auctioneers);
(White, Allom & Company).
William Randolph Hearst;
William Randolph Hearst Foundation;
1958-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
De Breffny, B. & R. Ffolliott. The Houses of Ireland: Domestic Architecture from the Medieval Castle to the Edwardian Villa. London, 1975, p. 61.
Gantz, I. Signpost to Eyrecourt. Bath, 1975, p. 110, (fig. 8-9 ill.) [mentions Dutch workmanship].
Harbison, P., H. Potterton and J. Sheehy. Irish Art and Architecture from Prehistory to the Present. London, 1978, p. 130, (figs. 109 & 125 ill.).
Loeber, R. "Early Classicism in Ireland: Architecture before the Georgian Era," Architectural History 22 (1979): p. 57, (figs. 7a-7b ill.).
Bence-Jones, M. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. London 1988, p. 122 (ill.).
O'Connell. J. & R. Loeber. "Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway," Irish Art Review Yearbook (1988): pp. 45-46; (figs. 5-6, 8-11 ill.).
Fitz-Gerald, D. "Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland," Apollo (February 1989): pp. 92-94; p. 93 (ill.).
Banham, J., ed. Encyclopedia of Interior Design, vol. 1. London, 1997, p. 613 (ill.).
Gallagher, B. "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.).
Harris, J. Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvages. New Haven, 2007.
Cronin, J. "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.).
Gantz, I. Signpost to Eyrecourt. Bath, 1975, p. 110, (fig. 8-9 ill.) [mentions Dutch workmanship].
Harbison, P., H. Potterton and J. Sheehy. Irish Art and Architecture from Prehistory to the Present. London, 1978, p. 130, (figs. 109 & 125 ill.).
Loeber, R. "Early Classicism in Ireland: Architecture before the Georgian Era," Architectural History 22 (1979): p. 57, (figs. 7a-7b ill.).
Bence-Jones, M. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. London 1988, p. 122 (ill.).
O'Connell. J. & R. Loeber. "Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway," Irish Art Review Yearbook (1988): pp. 45-46; (figs. 5-6, 8-11 ill.).
Fitz-Gerald, D. "Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland," Apollo (February 1989): pp. 92-94; p. 93 (ill.).
Banham, J., ed. Encyclopedia of Interior Design, vol. 1. London, 1997, p. 613 (ill.).
Gallagher, B. "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.).
Harris, J. Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvages. New Haven, 2007.
Cronin, J. "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.).
