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258 Augustus Edwin Mulready (1844-1904) THE CHIMNEY SWEEP, 1879 oil on panel signed and dated lower left; with partial label on reverse; also with Roberson & Miller [51 Long Acre, London] label on reverse 10 by 7.50in. (25.4 by 19.1cm) Presented in original frame. Augustus Edwin Mulready was the son of William Mulready Junior (1805-1878, portrait painter and picture restorer) and grandson of the celebrated William Mulready RA (1786–1863) who came to London from Ireland and established himself as a very successful and popular genre painter and book illustrator. A.E. Mulready was influenced by Charles Dickens and his work has been described as that of ‘a sentimental social realist’. A feature of his paintings is the inclusion of street posters in the background, the text of which creates additional social and political context for the depicted scene. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx. £700-£1,100) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 258 259 19th Century Irish School CHARLEVILLE CASTLE, COUNTY OFFALY oil on canvas signed indistinctly and dated 1873 24 by 32.50in. (61 by 82.6cm) Estimate €1,000-€1,500 (approx. £900-£1,300) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 259