A print depicting an assembly of Dublin Volunteers on College Green in 1779.

Dublin Core

Titre

A print depicting an assembly of Dublin Volunteers on College Green in 1779.

Sujet

Volunteers
Military service

Description

Lantern slide depicting an assembly of the Dublin Volunteers on College Green on November 4th 1779. In 1779, on the celebration of King William III's birthday by the Dublin Volunteers, one thousand armed men gathered at the centre of Dublin in a square formation around the freshly repainted statue of the King on College Green, and volleys were fired by two cannons. The artist's name is Francis Wheatley 1747 to 1801. Originally catalogued as 'D3 VIII, 63' with labelling 'volunteers 1783'.

Créateur

Betty Maguire

Éditeur

The Discovery Programme

Contributeur

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Format

image/tiff

Langue

EN

Type

image

Identifiant

RSAI Lantern Slide, Box 16

Alternative Title

BOX16_081

Date Created

11/06/15

Has Format

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

Is Part Of

RSAI Lantern slide collection

Extent

7559 x 7559 pixels

Medium

Lantern slides

Spatial Coverage

Country: Ireland
County: Dublin
Logainm County Link: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx
Town: Dublin City
Logainm Town Link: http://www.logainm.ie/1375542.aspx
Irish National Grid East: 15
Irish National Grid North: 35
Position Source: www.logainm.ie
Latitude:53.344433
Longitude: -6.260869

Rights Holder

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Fichiers

box16_081 copy.jpg

Citer ce document

Betty Maguire , “A print depicting an assembly of Dublin Volunteers on College Green in 1779. ,” Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, consulté le 22 novembre 2024, http://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/27535.

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