Lot 178: Alfred Grey RHA (1845-1926) VIEW FROM SHANGANAGH, COUNTY DUBLIN signed lower left; inscribed and dated [1886] on original label on reverse oil on

Alfred Grey RHA (1845-1926) VIEW FROM SHANGANAGH, COUNTY DUBLIN signed lower left; inscribed and dated [1886] on original label on reverse oil on canvas 36 by 51cm., 14 by 20in. Provenance: J. J. Gorry, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin, whence purchased circa July 1920 ( original label on reverse); also with the framing label of Bregazzi & Sons, 10 Merrion Row, Dublin, on reverse Born and educated in Dublin, the son of Charles Grey RHA (1808- 1892), Alfred Grey was a stalwart of the Dublin exhibiting scene, contributing on average six works annually to the RHA during the years 1864-1924. He excelled particularly in depictions on cattle, earning him the praise and patronage of Queen Victoria among others (see Snoddy, pp. 208-209). The present work was painted near Shanganagh Castle, two miles north of Bray.