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Thomas Ryan PPRHA (b.1929)
PORTRAIT OF COUNT G.N. PLUNKETT, 1967
charcoal and conté
signed and dated lower right
11_ x 8_in. (29.85 x 21.59cm)
Provenance: Adam’s, 15 April 2008, lot 619;Private collection
George Noble Plunkett or Count Plunkett (1851-1948) was a biographer, politician and Irish nationalist, and father of
Joseph Plunkett, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 22 January
1919 to 22 January 1921.
€800-€1,000 (£590-£740 approx. approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 168IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 28 SEPTEMBER 2015