The Lake at Mount Stewart with Tir Nan Og
Maurice Canning Wilks (Belfast 1910 - Belfast 1984)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1956
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
622 x 749 mm (24 1/2 x 29 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Greyabbey
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219962
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Lake at Mount Stewart with Tir Nan Og, by Maurice Canning Wilks (Belfast 1910 - Belfast 1984), signed MAURICE C. WILKS. A view of the lake and gardens at Mount Stewart, with Tir Nan Og visible among the trees in the distance, and a boat in the left foreground.
Provenance
Presented by the staff at Mount Stewart to Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry (1878-1959) in 1956; on loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013)
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: MAURICE C. WILKS.
Makers and roles
Maurice Canning Wilks (Belfast 1910 - Belfast 1984), artist