William van der Hagen

(b The Hague, fl c. 1720; d Ireland, 1745). Dutch painter and designer, active in Ireland. Having worked in England and on the Continent as a topographical painter, in the early 1720s he left England for Ireland, where he soon became the country’s first resident professional landscape painter. In October 1722 Dublin’s Theatre Royal opened with a production of Alexander the Great, which was advertised as having ‘lofty scenes entirely new and painted by Mr Vander Hagen, lately arriv’d from London’ (Harding’s Impartial Newsletter, 29 Sept 1722). In addition to his theatrical designs, he painted views of ports, idealized landscapes and decorative capriccios in country houses. He benefited from the rising prosperity of Irish cities that occurred in the second decade of the 18th century: Edward Lovett Pearce’s Irish Houses of Parliament were begun in Dublin in 1729, and shortly afterwards van der Hagen was commissioned to design tapestries for the House of Lords (now the Bank of Ireland). Only two were executed; they represent historic moments from military victories by William III, the Defence and Relief of Londonderry and the Landing of King William and his Army at Carrickfergus (both in situ). He was greatly patronized by the aristocracy and decorated a number of country houses (e.g. Curraghmore, Co. Waterford; Beaulieu, Co. Louth). In 1736 he was paid £20 by the Corporation of Waterford to paint a View of Waterford (Waterford, Town Hall); this bird’s-eye view is one of the earliest extensive views of an Irish city.

 

 

F. MEYER (1825-1875) German. "Homeward on a Winter's Day". Seascape with sailing boat, rough sea and windy sky. Oilpainting on canvas. (35 x 60cm - 14 x 23 1/2') Signed with monogram. Sold for €1,300

 

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BROOME, William (1838-1892) British. Pair of oilpaintings depicting a lifeboat rescue and titled "Going to the wreck" and "Saved" (Each 60 c 105cm - 23 1/2 x 41 in)

Sold for €1,500

 

HADDON D.W. (fl. 1884-1914) British. "Fisherman seated on a door step mending his net". Watercolour on board. (25 x 20cm - 9 1/2 - 8 in) Signed.

Sold for €500

 

"Coastal scene with thatched cottages, church and boat on beach. " Oilpainting on canvas. (22cm x 40cm - 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in) 19th century. Possibly Scottish. Indistinct signature.

Sold for €1,900

 

KOEKKOECK, Maximus Adrianus (1807-1870) Dutch. "Wooded landscaoe with thatched cottage, logs and man with axe. Oilpainting on canvas. (24 x 33cm - 9 1/2 x 12') Signed. Sold for €2,000

 

HENRY, Grace H.R.H.A. (1868-1953) Irish. "Autumn Landscape". Oil on board. (27 x 39cm - 10 1/2 x 15 1/2') Signed. Sold for €900

GEORGE STAINTON (fl. 1860-1895) British. "Coastal landscape with figures on beach and sailing boats in distance". Watercolour. (21 x 32cm - 8 1/4 x 12 1/2') Signed. Sold for €900

 

WILLIS, Henry Brittan (1810 - 1884) British. "Group of cattle, figures and house in a rural setting" Oilpainting on canvas. Signed and dated 1853 (61 x 48cm - 24 x 19 in) Sold for €3,700

 

 

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AYRTON, Michael (1921-1975) British. Double sided pair of watercolours. "After 64" and "Estuary 4-1-65". (Each 36 x 54cm - 14 x 21 1/2 in) Both signed and dated. Sold for €1,200

 

 

10 "Flagships engaged in battle at close quarters". (c.1820) Oilpainting on panel. Unsigned. (64 x 95cm - 25 x 37in) Sold for €5,000

 

HARTLAND (1865) "Sailing boats believed to be in Cork Harbour with the 'Brussels Eastern Ship' in the background." Oilpainting on canvas. Signed Hartland and dated 1865. (74 x 105cm - 29 x 41in) Sold for €5,000