Saint Brigid
Artist
Patrick Joseph Tuohy
(1894 - 1930)
Date1924 - 1925
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions84 x 63 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Gifted by the Devlin beneficiaries on 14 October 1975.
Object number1405
DescriptionAccording to Bride Tuohy, the sitter for the saint was the sister of Frank Fahy TD. Tuohy portrays the saint wearing a long flowing red veil and nun's robe. She holds a staff in her right hand and a Celtc Psalter in the other.On View
Not on view
