Provost's House, Dublin
published February 1794
Medium
Hand-colored aquatint in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.3 × 37.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Plate: 31.5 × 42.5 cm (12 7/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42 × 55.2 cm (16 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)
Classification
aquatint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
127943
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined elegance of Georgian Dublin with James Malton's *Provost's House, Dublin*, a hand-colored aquatint published in February 1794. This captivating print depicts the stately residence of Trinity College's Provost, showcasing the neoclassical architecture that defined Ireland's capital during a time of cultural and political ferment. Malton, an English architect and artist renowned for his topographic views, contributed to the series *A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin*, preserving vanishing urban landmarks for posterity. The artwork's medium—aquaint on ...