Cooper's Ireland: Drawings and Notes from an Eighteenth-Century Gentleman

Harbison, Peter; Cooper, Austin; National Library of Ireland

ISBN 10: 0862786452 / ISBN 13: 9780862786458

Published by O'Brien Pr, Ireland, 2001

About this Item

Presents the works of Austin Cooper who traveled through Ireland between 1781 to 1793 sketching the ancient building and monuments, documenting Ireland's architectural heritage.

Seller Inventory # 5734-003

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cooper's Ireland: Drawings and Notes from an Eighteenth-Century Gentleman
• Publisher: O'Brien Pr, Ireland
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0862786452
• ISBN 13: 9780862786458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • ART
  • Architecture
  • Biography

About this title

Synopsis

Austin Cooper's beautiful and unique drawings of Ireland's architectural treasures are gathered together for the first time in this rare collection. During the late 18th century, Cooper was one of His Majesty's tax collectors. It was in this position that young Cooper was able to travel the Emerald Isle and indulge in the greatest passion of his life-sketching the ancient buildings and monuments of Ireland. From 1781 to 1793, this prolific artist focused on Ireland's castles, abbeys, churches, and round towers, both complete and ruined, and filled two albums with brilliantly executed pen-and-ink drawings. Cooper's descendents passed on his manuscripts from generation to generation until they were bought by the National Library of Ireland. This architectural record, which includes extended captions and quotes from Cooper's own diaries as well as some modern photographs of the places sketched by Cooper, creates a unique and irreplaceable memoir.

About the Author

Peter Harbison is a professor of archaeology and former chairman of the National Monuments Advisory Council.