Fisherman's Service, Peel
Date made: 23 July 1856
Description: “Peel is inhabited almost exclusively by fishermen…outside the walls of almost every house, is hung, in sunny weather, immense quantities of larger fish, laid open to dry, and infecting the air with an effluvium that is often disgusting, and always disagreeable.” (William Bennet, Sketches of the Isle of Man, 1829, M 02608)
Miss Georgina Gore Currie was the niece of Horatio Powys, Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1854 to 1877. Georgina stayed with the Bishop’s family at their residence, Bishopscourt, north of Kirk Michael. During her time on the Isle of Man, Georgina sketched and painted many Manx scenes including Bishopscourt and its gardens.
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Measurements: 24cm x 29.5cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: painting, watercolour
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3601/18