Doorway in Galway

Artist(s): Thomas Colville Scott (Draughtsman)

Pencil drawing of an ‘ancient doorway' in Galway city. A boy is sitting in front of the closed door, and a woman is standing on the right-hand side of the doorway. <br/>
According to Tim Robinson 'Details of the figures show that Scott's sketch of the "ancient doorway" is copied from one in the <em>Handbook to Galway, Connemara, and the Irish Highlands</em>, ill. Jas. Mahony (London and Dublin 1854).' (<em>A Survey of the Martin Estate</em>. Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1995, p. 94).

Inscribed in Image

  • Caption outside of boundaries of image – Ancient Doorway in the Town

Image Details

Genre Genre painting
Technique Pencil works
Subject(s) Antiquities and archaeological sites, Architecture, Cities and towns
Geographical Location
  • Connaught – Province
  • Galway – County
  • Galway – Town or city
Keyword(s) Baskets, Doors & Doorways, People, Shawls, Women
Colour Monochrome
Dimensions 6.5 cm x 10cm
Published / created 1853

Bibliographical Details

Travel Account Ireland: Journal of a visit to Connemara
Contributor(s)
Note Thomas Colville Scott
Print or manuscript Manuscript
Location of image in copy p. 5
Source copy National Library of Ireland MS 49525
Permalink https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/view/image/ii_image_1359722254
Rights Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Related text from travel account

Put up at the ‘Railway Hotel’, a gigantic building, just opened to the public. In the afternoon, walked round the town, which contains some fine Squares, many good houses, with a dense, and to infer from the crowded state of the streets, an idle population. [p. 4]
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