A river landscape with thatched cottage, a family and livestock in the foreground
Oil on canvas
Signed lower-left 'JG Mulvany'
Further inscribed verso
John George Mulvany, RHA (Irish, 1766-1838) was a landscape and genre painter, primarily of domestic interiors. Mulvany’s younger brother, Thomas James Mulvany, RHA (1777-1845) was also a landscape and figure painter. His nephew, George Francis Mulvany, RHA (1809-69) was the first Director of the National Gallery of Ireland. Mulvany commenced his artistic studies at the Dublin Society Drawing Schools, winning medals in 1782 and 1786. He first exhibited at the Society of Artists, Hawkins St. in 1810, contributing a landscape, with further work exhibited in 1814, 1819, and 1821. Mulvany was an original Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, founded in 1823. Here, he exhibited forty-two works between 1826 and 1840, including ten genre scenes and topographical views of Carlingford, Co. Louth; Dublin; Limerick; and Waterford. He worked in oil paint and watercolour. Two works by Mulvany are held in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin – A view of Kilmallock (inv. no. 991) and A kitchen interior (inv. no. 1277).

Dimensions:25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76 cm.)