Maclise watercolour at Morgan O’Driscoll sal

AN 1829 watercolour by Daniel Maclise RA, (1806-1870), of a young girl at play comes up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s sale at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin next Monday evening.

From a private collection and previously at the Nicholas Gallery in Belfast it is estimated at €1,000-€1,500.

One of the most popular works at the National Gallery of Ireland, The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Maclise has been undergoing extensive restoration since 1910.