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This folio is from an album compiled for the Mughal emperors Jahangir (r. 1605-27) and Shah Jahan (r. 1627-58) between about 1612 and 1640. In his memoirs, Jahangir, whose mother was Hindu, describes Holi, the exuberant Hindu festival: ‘Thursday is the Holi, which in their

A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Religion

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Object Jahangir celebrates the Hindu festival of Holi from the Minto Album.cover

Islanders row out in currachs to meet a ship bringing supplies to the island.

A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Boats and boating

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Object Off the Donegal coast.cover

Scene of man bidding farewell to his family as he prepares to emigrate from Aran Islands.

A Sense of Place | The West | History

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Object Economic Pressure.cover

A view of the festivities on bonfire night in Cork City in 1845.

A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Rites and ceremonies

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Object Skellig Night on South Mall.cover

Representation of an interior of a cottage in West Cork with family group.

A Sense of Place | The West | Manners and customs

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Object Letter from America.cover

The 16th, 17th (St Patrick's Day) and 18th March comprises cameos (dancing, lovers' trysts, music making, storytelling, hawking etc.) that appear as subjects in their own right in other, smaller works by Nicol. One of most prominent interplays between characters in the painting i

A Sense of Place | Saint Patrick's Day | Manners and customs

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Object The 16th, 17th (St Patrick's Day), and 18th Marchcover

This was one of a number of paintings exhibited by Osborne at the Royal Academy that represent something of a coherent group and hint at the partly documentary intentions of the artist. Osborne's picture is principally a record of everyday life. Aston Quay had been a favour

A Sense of Place | Vendor of Books | Manners and customs

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Object The Dublin Streets: a Vendor of Bookscover