Charles Alfred Mills
, Irish, 1875-1922
Title
A Funeral ProcessionDate1900
MediumGraphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 26.8 cm
Signedlower right: Charles A. Mills 1900
Credit LinePresented, Mr Matthew Russell, through the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of their foundation, 2014
Object numberNGI.2014.11
DescriptionThis composition depicts a small funeral procession moving towards a windswept, lonely graveyard on the coast. Six men carry the coffin which is followed by five mourners. The artist Charles A. Mills worked as an illustrator for a number of Irish newspapers including the Irish Independent and in the early 1900s provided illustrations for the British titles The Graphic and Fun.ProvenancePurchased, Christie's, Dublin, December 1992, John Chambers Collection sale, lot 385; presented, Matthew Russell, through the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of their foundation, 2014Exhibition HistoryNew Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011 - 2020, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 11 May - 2 August 2021