The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

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Daniel Maclise , Irish, 1806-1870

Title

Datec.1854

MediumWatercolour and gouache on paper

Dimensions

51.2 x 80.2 cm

Signedlower left (in watercolour): D. MACLISE - RA. PINXT

Credit LinePurchased, 1967

Object numberNGI.6315

DescriptionThis watercolour shows the marriage of Aoife, daughter of the King of Leinster, to Richard de Clare, known as Strongbow, which occurred after the Battle of Waterford in 1170. The Marriage is depicted as a politically significant union. Maclise draws attention to the fact that this event marked the loss of freedom and power for the native Irish.
Inscriptionlower right (on slab), in watercolour, with an inscription in Irish: oroit do mac
Exhibition HistoryIrish Watercolours and Drawings, McMullen Museum of Art Boston College, Boston, 4 October 1993 – 5 December 1993

Famine Exhibition, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 24 September 1998 – 31 December 1998

Maclise, Waterford Museum of Treasures, Waterford, 3 April 2000 – 3 July 2000

Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), Romancing the Past, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, 24 October 2008 – 14 February 2009

Oidhreacht: Transforming Tradition, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, 13 June 2019 - 14 September 2019