Nathaniel Grogan

Catherine Fitz - Gerald (The Long Lived) Countess of Desmond

Nathaniel Grogan's original aquatint & etching depicts the long lived Countess Catherine Fitz-Gerald. It was engraved by Irish artist in 1806 for "Remarkable Persons". This portrait is an extraordinary example of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Irish history and art.

One may speculate that Catherine Fitz-Gerald, the Countess of Desmond, was indeed "long lived", but as birth and death records were probably not in existence, the claim of 162 years no doubt belongs to the realm of folk-lore.

Catherine Fitz - Gerald
(The Long Lived) Countess of Desmond

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Title:	Catherine Fitz - Gerald (The Long Lived) Countess of Desmond
Artist:	Grogan, Nathaniel (Cork, Ireland, 1740 - 1807)
Date:	1806
Medium:	Original Aquatint & Etching
Publisher:	Henry Pelham, Bear Island
Note:	Nathaniel Grogan, an Irish artist, was commissioned to engrave this portrait. Known primarily as a painter, Nathaniel Grogan studied art in Cork, under John Butts. He enlisted in the British army and fought in America during the War of Independence. Upon his return, Nathaniel Grogan established a strong reputation for both landscapes and genre scenes, mainly inspired by Dutch seventeenth century art. His panoramic view of Cork (c. 1790) provides one of the best views of the city's topography at this time and is now housed in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
	Late eighteenth and early nineteenth century British society was fascinated with 'true' stories dealing with either notorious acts or noteworthy physical peculiarities. James Caulfield was perhaps the most successful scholar of this dubious field and researched and published numerous volumes at this time under the general title of Remarkable Persons. These popular volumes provided a general history of the most amazing imbeciles, criminals and physical freaks in the British Isles. The tallest, the shortest, the most corpulent and the oldest were all painstakingly researched from mostly unreliable sources. In the age category, William Parr ('Old Parr') and Catherine Fitz-Gerald vied for the top honour. One may speculate that Catherine Fitz-Gerald, the Countess of Desmond, was indeed "long lived", but as birth and death records were probably not in existence, the claim of 162 years no doubt belongs to the realm of folk-lore.
Source:	Remarkable Persons
Size:	10 5/8 X 9 3/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with large margins extending past the plate-mark on all sides. Containing the complete title and publisher's remarks along the lower plate mark. As well, to the upper right, the artist has inscribed, "Engraved in Cork by N. Grogan." Slight foxing exists in the outer margins as well as two faint, horizontal crease marks, else a strong, early impression and in good condition throughout. Altogether, Catherine Fitz-Gerald (the Long Lived) Countess of Desmond is a most remarkable example of Irish history and art.
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