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The Wild Geese, Irish Brigades in the Service of France
Eric Patton RHA (1925-2004), pen, ink and body colour, a set of nine detailed drawings of the uniforms of Irish
Brigades serving in the French Army, each signed with monogram and inscribed for the person who commisioned
them.
Signed with the initials of A. J. C., for A. J. Callery, who commissioned the illustrations from Patton. Two complete
early sets of these nine illustrations were made by Patton, with the unrealised intention of reproducing them as
prints.
16½ x 13in. (41.91 x 33.02cm)
Estimate €1500-€2000 £1,280-£1,710
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 298