Artwork
Donnybrook Fair
Donnybrook Fair is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Daniel Maclise. It dates from 1826 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Overview
A pen and ink drawing from 1826 by Daniel Maclise depicts a lively scene at Donnybrook Fair, showing children riding a turning fairground attraction.
A pen and ink drawing from 1826 by Daniel Maclise depicts a lively scene at Donnybrook Fair, showing children riding a turning fairground attraction. The artwork is part of a larger collection of 390 drawings and sketches housed in a pillar stand of thirty frames, which includes works in pencil, pen and ink, and color by Maclise and six other artists. The collection features figures and landscapes, as well as portraits of notable literary and public figures from the time.
Artist & collection
Artist
Daniel Maclise (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.
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Donnybrook Fair