Artwork
View of another castle at Monkstown [...]
![View of another castle at Monkstown [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger, unspecified, 1790](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-another-castle-at-monkstown--aa06605166c02b4a-w1024.webp)
View of another castle at Monkstown [...] is an unspecified work on paper by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger. It dates from 1790 and is held in the collection of the Royal Irish Academy. This watercolor painting depicts a ruined castle and a seated figure under a tree.
About this work
You see a watercolor painting of a castle ruin with a man sitting under a tree.
The man is looking at the ruins, which is a nice detail. This painting also shows a smaller, older castle near a larger one, which is an interesting fact about the location.
You can learn more about the artist who made this, Beranger, Gabriel, ca.1729-1817.
Overview
This watercolor painting depicts a ruined castle and a seated figure under a tree.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows the remains of a smaller, older 'fortified dwelling' near a larger castle at Monkstown, Co. Dublin. A man in the foreground gazes towards the ruins, drawing the viewer's attention to the site.
Technique & Style
The work is a watercolor, a medium suited to capturing the soft, atmospheric qualities of the landscape.
History & Provenance
The painting was created by Gabriel Beranger, an artist active in the 18th century, circa 1729-1817.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger
Gabriel Beranger made watercolors of Dublin and its surroundings in the late 1700s.
![A view of the round tower of Michael of Pole in the city of Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--a-view-of-the-round-tower-of-michael-of-pole-in-the-city-of--066346c3e06cc1f8-w320.webp)

![View of the castle of Rabuck [Roebuck], 2 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-the-castle-of-rabuck-roebuck-2-miles-from-dublin--12853cdd66c2654f-w320.webp)
![Rathgar Castle, 1 1/2 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--rathgar-castle-1-1-2-miles-from-dublin--17cfe3f4e70405c2-w320.webp)
![Grange Castle, near Clondalken [Clondalkin], 6 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--grange-castle-near-clondalken-clondalkin-6-miles-from-dublin--29b767d07d01cfc8-w320.webp)
![View of Balymount [Ballymount] Castle, 3 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-balymount-ballymount-castle-3-miles-from-dublin--32c2f3cc4ed12e5f-w320.webp)
![A second view of Rathfarnham Castle, showing the front or entrance [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--a-second-view-of-rathfarnham-castle-showing-the-front-or-ent--3b1f8da88f33e09f-w320.webp)
![View of the Castle of Carrick, on the River Boyne, County of E[ast] Meath, 24 m[iles] fr[om] Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-the-castle-of-carrick-on-the-river-boyne-county-of-e--47a9c858b28e8890-w320.webp)
![View of Castle-knock, 3 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-castle-knock-3-miles-from-dublin--4e9a7099f4e41684-w320.webp)

![Another view of Castleknock with an [sic] mutilated tower on a hill at some distance [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--another-view-of-castleknock-with-an-sic-mutilated-tower-on-a--4e08fdbddd5c4a48-w320.webp)
![View of Baggoths rath [Baggot Rath], a castle half a mile from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-baggoths-rath-baggot-rath-a-castle-half-a-mile-from--c625749ddb0ab425-w320.webp)
![View of Kilgoben [Kilgobbin] Castle, 5 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-kilgoben-kilgobbin-castle-5-miles-from-dublin--924293240c630cbc-w320.webp)
![View of two more of Dalkey's castles, the old church and church yard [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-two-more-of-dalkey-s-castles-the-old-church-and-chur--8acaea1fbac6279c-w320.webp)