Oliver Grace of Gracefield, Esq.

dc.contributor.author	Brown, C.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-12-07T21:09:34Z
dc.date.available	2008-12-07T21:09:34Z
dc.date.created	c. 1781
dc.date.issued	2008-12-07T21:09:34Z
dc.identifier.other	cgjc1651
dc.description	'Oliver Grace of Gracefield, was born on the 6th of December, 1704, and dying at Kilkenny on the 24th of August, 1781, at 77, and was interred at Arles. He married, in December, 1733, Mary, only daughter and eventual heir to John Dowell, of Mantua House, who died at Gracefield, on the 14th of November, 1765, aged 55, and was buried at Arles. By this lady he had issue two sons, viz. Michael, of Gracefield, his successor, and John'. (J.N. Brewer, Esq. 'The Beauties of Ireland', Vol 2, London: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1826.) At the bottom of the engraving is a heraldic shield and an inscription that is as follows: 'Oliver Grace of Gracefield, Esq.Son of Michael Grace and Mary Galway of Lota. Ob. 1781 AE t. 77'. For an oil painting of Oliver Grace by C. Brown see image cgjc1650.	en
dc.format.extent	292851 bytes
dc.format.medium	engraving (printing process)	en
dc.format.mimetype	image/jpeg
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Art--Irish	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Engraving--18th century	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Portraits--Irish	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Clothing and Dress--Ireland--History	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Heraldry--Ireland	en
dc.title	Oliver Grace of Gracefield, Esq.	en
dc.type	Image	en
dc.coverage.culture	Irish	en
dc.subject.period	18th century
dc.type.work	prints (visual works)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2262/25986

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