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A View of Emo Court County Laois
Pencil Heightened with White on Paper, 13 x 19cm
Inscribed: Emo Park Seat of the Earl of Portarlington
Presumably drawn by Sir George Frederick Hodson on the same visit to Queen’s County (Laois) in 1855 on which he sketched at nearby Ballyfin, this accomplished drawing of Emo Court demonstrates both the artist’s draughtsmanship and architectural knowledge. Emo was built from 1790 to designs by James Gandon, architect of Dublin’s Custom House and Four Courts. It served as seat of the Earls of Portarlington, subsequently as a Jesuit seminary before returning to private ownership in the 1960s under Major Cholmeley-Harrison who donated the house and demesne to the people of Ireland in 1994. Today it is in the care of the Office of Public Works.
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A View of Emo Court County Laois
Pencil Heightened with White on Paper, 13 x 19cm
Inscribed: Emo Park Seat of the Earl of Portarlington
Presumably drawn by Sir George Frederick Hodson on the same visit to Queen’s County (Laois) in 1855 on which he sketched at nearby Ballyfin, this accomplished drawing of Emo Court demonstrates both the artist’s draughtsmanship and architectural knowledge. Emo was built from 1790 to designs by James Gandon, architect of Dublin’s Custom House and Four Courts. It served as seat of the Earls of Portarlington, subsequently as a Jesuit seminary before returning to private ownership in the 1960s under Major Cholmeley-Harrison who donated the house and demesne to the people of Ireland in 1994. Today it is in the care of the Office of Public Works.