BOX 11 - ARTIST |
Ref No. |
Category |
Title |
Description |
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F11/01 |
Press Cutting |
Morning Post |
31st October 1903, Review of
French exhibition at Modern Gallery, London. "He is mindful
of the influence of weather..tenderness of early morning..meets with its
daintiest expression in 'Evening after rain'É" |
F11/02 |
Press Cutting |
Irish Times |
Reprint of cutting from Manchester Courier, November 1903.
"Mr Percy French is better known as a delightfully droll raconteur than
as an artistÉHis style is impressionist, and his broad effects of sea and
sky, and of mountain ranges are not only extremely pleasing, but good
art..." |
F11/03 |
Pensketch |
The divil a thrain |
A photo of the original
pensketch in F10/21. |
F11/04 |
Press Cutting |
The Tatler |
Article on smoke pictures, a
good description of how French does them. |
F11/04A |
Press Cutting |
The Tatler |
Ditto, photocopy. |
x11/05 |
Photo |
Rhyme & Wriggle |
Photo of Rhyme & Wriggle,
There was an old man of Kilcoole.
In AT. Original platform
picture came from Oriel Gallery, presented to Percy Frency Society by Alan Tongue. |
F11/06 |
Advertising Card |
French & Collisson |
Page from card advertising French & Collisson, photo of
French, sketches of easel, brushes and palette. |
F11/07 |
Catalogue |
New Dudley Galleries Exhibition |
Catalogue for exhibition,
December 1909. "The Pageant of the Sky" by
Percy French. |
x11/08 |
Transparencies |
Book of Animal Pictures |
Transparencies from book of
animal pictures, Printed in AT.
From AT. |
F11/09 |
Book |
Animal Pictures & Verses |
A book of animal pictures and
verses, French's typewriter. |
x11/09A |
Transcription |
Animal Pictures & Verses |
Transcription of text from
above. From AT. |
F11/10 |
Pen Sketches |
Swiss Tour |
Pen sketches on notepaper from Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland,
French's hand. "How to start..How they finish." (See Watercolour
No. 57 in collection, printed in AT)
"A good subject for Leslie?" |
F11/11 |
Press Cutting |
Adventure in Donegal |
A press cutting 'Mr Percy French's Adventure'. An
account of being mistaken in Co Donegal for a
German spy. |
F11/12 |
Press Cutting |
Irish Times |
Review of exhibition in United Arts Club, Dublin, 12th April
1915. "Ébeauteous little
picturesÉworks of much talent which deserve our warmest praiseÉ" |
F11/13 |
Book Cover |
Belinda's Book of Pomes |
A watercolour cover for Belinda's Book of Pomes, signed
WPF, with photograph of a lady sitting in a garden. |
F11/14 |
Sketch |
Dr Tribe |
A watercolour sketch of Dr Tribe, signed WPF. A cousin of Lennie. |
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"This man of jests and man
of jibes |
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As Doctor we accost |
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One of the celebrated Tribes |
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Unhappily not 'lost'. " |
F11/15 |
Notebook |
Music Hall Sketch |
Notebook in French's hand, music
hall sketch, Percy French as "Paddy the Painter". |
F11/16 |
Drawing |
An ould pagan of a Dog |
Watercolour drawing, An ould
pagan of a dog. Sketch of boat on
reverse. |
F11/17 |
Photograph |
Smoke Picture |
Photograph of a smoke plate,
boat on lake, copy of F11/18 below. |
F11/18 |
Photographs |
Smoke Picture |
Two photographs of a smoke
plate, boat on lake. In Chronicles. |
x11/19 |
Photograph |
Smoke Picture |
Photograph of a smoke picture on
glass, waves, copy of F11/20 below. |
F11/20 |
Photograph |
Smoke Picture |
Photograph of a smoke picture on
glass, waves. |
F11/21 |
Pencil sketch |
A Small Child |
A pencil sketch of a small child
by French. |
F11/22 |
Pencil sketches |
Sketches |
Pencil sketches on page of
exercise book, by French. |
F11/23 |
Pencil sketches |
Sketches |
Page of sketches of animals and
people, ideas for platform pictures, "By Percy French for me." |
x11/24 |
Photographs |
Platform pictures |
Four photographs of some of the
platform pictures in Box 21, from AT. |
F11/25 |
Manuscript |
Fragment |
Fragment of French manuscript,
used by him to seal the back of a framed painting. |
F11/26 |
Advertisement |
Chas. H West |
An advertisement for Chas H
West, picture frame maker, from a French watercolour. |
F11/27 |
Advertisement |
Chas. H West |
Ditto, another one. |
x11/28 |
Photograph |
Chalk drawing |
A photograph of a chalk drawing
by French, property of Ms Norah Fahie, drawn for her father to show that
French could think upside down. |
x11/29 |
Photographs |
Watercolours |
Photographs of two French
watercolours, The Mountains of Mourne from Mount Stewart,
and Scrabo, printed in
Percy French Society 1984 Festival Programme. |
F11/30 |
Photograph |
Croagh Patrick |
Black and white photograph of a
watercolour by French, Croagh Patrick. |
F11/31 |
Photograph |
Untitled |
Black and white photograph of a
watercolour by French. |
F11/32 |
Photograph |
Solitude |
Black and white photograph of a
watercolour by French, Solitude,
1905. |
F11/33 |
Photograph |
Moydrum |
Black and white photograph of a
watercolour by French, Moydrum,
1906. |
F11/34 |
Photograph |
Moydrum |
Ditto, another copy. |
F11/35 |
Photograph |
Moydrum |
Ditto, another copy. |
F11/36 |
Photograph |
Untitled |
Black and white photograph of a
watercolour by French. |
x11/37 |
Transparencies |
Watercolours |
Nine transparencies of some
watercolours used in Brendan O'Dowda's stage show, from BO'D. Unboxed. |
x11/38 |
Photograph |
Lough Sheelin |
Photo of typical view of hills
across Lough Sheelin, showing
modest height. By AT. |
x11/39 |
Catalogue |
Monks Eleigh Paintings |
Catalogue of paintings on loan
from Monks Eleigh, for BO'D TV Show 1978. |
x11/40 |
Catalogue |
Paintings |
Catalogue of paintings borrowed
for TV Show. (Titles, style of
signature, size, owner.) |
x11/41 |
List |
Delvin Paintings |
List of paintings at Delvin, Strokestown, etc. compiled
by AT while researching BO'D TV show. |
x11/42 |
List |
Ulster Museum Paintings |
Handwritten in pencil list of
five French paintings in the Ulster Museum collection. |
x11/43 |
Two Lists |
Monks Eleigh Paintings |
Handwritten list of pictures
taken from Monks Eleigh for exhibition May 1982 with signature details and
sizes, and printed one page list of Exhibition of Watercolours by Percy French 1-5
May 1984, at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Percy French Society Festival
1984. |
x11/44 |
List |
Monks Eleigh Paintings |
List of pictures from Monks Eleigh for Percy French Society collection. |
x11/45 |
Two Lists |
The Paintings in the Album |
List of the 80 paintings in the
album, with handwritten annotations and corrections (Percy
French Society book of photos), and list of
Correct Data for the 80 watercolours in the album. |
F11/46 |
Printing Blocks |
Photographs of French |
Four original printing blocks:
three photographs of French and a smoke picture. Unsecured in sleeve. |
x11/47 |
Press Cutting |
Belfast Newsletter 1988 |
An article on Morgan's
Auction prices for Percy French watercolours. |
x11/48 |
Press Cutting |
Evening Press [Dublin] |
A photocopy of an article from
Evening Press, October 1966, "A Boy with a Paintbox", referring to
French's paintings on doors at house in Baldoyle. See also Paintings List No.104 Baldoyle Door. |
x11/49 |
List 2011 |
Watercolours and Other Framed
Items |
Complete List (updated Jan.2011)
of Watercolours and other framed items in Percy French Collection, held in
Percy French Room, Town Hall, Bangor. |