Artwork
View of Castle-knock, 3 miles from Dublin [...]
![View of Castle-knock, 3 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger, unspecified, 1790](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-castle-knock-3-miles-from-dublin--4e9a7099f4e41684-w1024.webp)
View of Castle-knock, 3 miles from Dublin [...] 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 painting depicts a landscape scene featuring a ruined castle on a hill at Castleknock, County Dublin.
About this work
This painting shows a man standing on a hill, looking out at a castle in the distance.
The castle is in ruins, and the man is dressed in simple clothes with a hat and stick.
The artist included a lot of detail in the landscape, like the trees and the hill.
You can learn more about the artist who created this scene by looking up Beranger, Gabriel, ca.1729-1817.
Overview
This painting depicts a landscape scene featuring a ruined castle on a hill at Castleknock, County Dublin.
Subject & Meaning
A figure of a man, dressed in simple attire and carrying a hat and stick, is shown standing on the hillside, gazing out towards the castle. The scene conveys a sense of contemplation and highlights the ruin's picturesque setting.
Technique & Style
The artist has captured the landscape with attention to detail, rendering the trees, hill, and castle ruins with a notable level of precision.
History & Provenance
The work is attributed to 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 another castle at Monkstown [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-another-castle-at-monkstown--aa06605166c02b4a-w320.webp)

![View of Cappoge Castle [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-cappoge-castle--885594fac18874cc-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 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 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 the Black Castle at Wiclow [sic], County of Wicklow, 24 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-the-black-castle-at-wiclow-sic-county-of-wicklow-24--e655d3281baa9667-w320.webp)
![View of the Plunket's [sic] Castle, near St. Margaret's, 5 1/2 miles from Dublin [...], by Gabriel, ca.1729-1817 Beranger](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gabriel-ca-1729-1817-beranger--view-of-the-plunket-s-sic-castle-near-st-margaret-s-5-1-2-mi--aaf2a207a5920843-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)