Georgian Dublin: James Malton

by Maurice James Craig

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Georgian Dublin is a pocket-sized edition of Malton's superb colour aquatints which show Dublin city in its finest age - the period in which the present layout of the city emerged and during which many of its classical buildings were erected. These lively and colourful prints open a window to the past and reveal scene after scene which, with one exception, can still be visited today. The views range from the great courtyard of Dublin Castle, past Gandon's riverfront masterpieces, the Custom House and the Four Courts, to the simple street scene at Capel Street bridge, peopled with the Dubliners of two centuries ago. Malton's work originally appeared in the final decade of the eighteenth century and was highly praised on publication. He wrote in his announcement of the work that he was 'struck with admiration at the beauty of the capital of Ireland and was anxious to make a display of it to the world'.
  • ISBN10 0851054250
  • ISBN13 9780851054254
  • Publish Date June 1964
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Colin Smythe Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 64
  • Language English