Nelson's Pillar, Sackville-Street, Dublin

Technique includes engraving. This print depicts the Nelson Pillar in what was Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street), Dublin. It was erected in 1808 and stood until 1966 when the IRA blew up Nelson’s statue on the top and the remains of the column were subsequently demolished.

Object Details

ID: PAD3914
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Petrie, George; Winkles, R. H Fisher, Son & Co
Places: Unlinked place
Date made: 1829
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Mount: 196 mm x 141 mm