Whyte's THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026

THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR - TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026 141 220 1922 portrait of President W.T. Cosgrave by Frank Leah (1886-1922) Pencil signed by the artist and Mr Cosgrave. 15 by 11in. (38.1 by 27.9cm) Condition: Fine, mounted, ready for framing. Dimensions in the mount: 22 by 15 inches. William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish politician who served as the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, Leader of the Opposition from 1932 to 1944, Leader of Fine Gael from 1934 to 1944, founder and leader of Cumann na nGaedheal, from 1923 to 1933, Chairman of the Provisional Government from August 1922 to December 1922, the President of Dáil Éireann from September 1922 to December 1922, the Minister for Finance from 1922 to 1923 and Minister for Local Government from 1919 to 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1944. He was also a Member of parliament (MP) for North Kilkenny from 1918 to 1922.[1] His son, Liam, served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977 Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£610) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 220 221 1922 portrait of Irish Free State General Richard Mulcahy by Frank Leah (1886-1972) Pencil, signed by the artist. 15 by 11in. (38.1 by 27.9cm) Condition: Fine, mounted, ready for framing. Dimensions in the mount: 22 by 15 inches. Richard James Mulcahy (10 May 1886 – 16 December 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and army general who served as Minister for Education from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957, Minister for the Gaeltacht from June 1956 to October 1956, Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1948, Leader of Fine Gael from 1944 to 1959, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1927 to 1932 and Minister for Defence from January to April 1919 and 1922 to 1924. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1938 and from 1943 to 1961 and a Senator from March 1938 to June 1938 and 1943 to 1944. He served in the cabinets of W. T. Cosgrave and John A. Costello. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, served as chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence and became commander-in-chief of the National Army in the Irish Civil War after the death of Michael Collins. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£430) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 221