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Painting shows a large country estate house.  Situated in the middle distance, the house angles into space.  At the near end is a dovecotte and at the furthest point is an arcade attaching the main house to another building that is obscured by trees.  The foreground is framed by trees on either side, the lefthand tree is partially dead.  At center in the foreground is an elegant party in a boat on a small lake.  This group consists of two women and a man, hand outstretched indicating the scene of the house in the distance.  In addition, two men in vests are also part of the group in the boat, one of whom is seated, the other is propelling the boat with an oar.  Swans, with wings extended behind them, also grace the surface of the water.
William Ashford
Belan House, County Kildare
1775 – 1785
Gift of Booth Newspapers, Inc. in memory of George Gough Booth and Ralph Harmon Booth
1950/2.19
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