From the Domain
Date made: 30 August 1855
Description: "Our way to Kirk Michael, a delightful terrace; sea to our left, cultivated hills to the right, and views backwards to Peel charming. The town [i.e.Peel] stands under a very steep green hill, with a watch-tower at the top, and the castle on its own rock in the sea - a sea as clear as any mountain stream. Fishing-vessels still sallying forth." (Dorothy Wordsworth, Journal of a Tour in the Isle of Man, 1828, M 10561)
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 29cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: painting, watercolour
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3601/4