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Irish Phoenix Park Wellington Memorial Photo Print Photochrom Poster Home Décor Bar Pub

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The2FunAdGuyz offer a new print of a spectacular 1890s photochrom (sometimes spelled photochrome) of Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, one of the largest city parks in the world.

In the center background is the Wellington Monument. This obelisk was completed in 1861 and is a monument to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington who was born in Dublin. Wellington is most often remembered as the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. A Tory politician, Wellington was also both the Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords. During his political career Wellington was frequently an advocate for Catholic Emancipation. The obelisk is 205 feet high and is the highest in Europe. This is a magnificent piece of work and preserves a famous landmark of Dublin as it was at the end of the nineteenth century. Two jaunting carts appear in the foreground of the photograph. In addition to the Wellington Memorial, Phoenix Park is home to the residence of the President of Ireland and the residence of the Ambassador for the United States of America. The park covers some 1752 acres (712 hectares) and portions are surrounded by 16 km. of walls. The park is home to the Dublin Zoo and a wild herd of fallow deer. This truly magnificent photochrom print will delight collectors of either Irish Memorabilia or Duke of Wellington memorabilia.

CAPTION: Phoenix Park, Dublin County, Dublin, Ireland, 1890

PHOTOCHROM: The photochrom process was a combination of photography and lithography that started in the 1800s and was used until the development of true color photography in the 1930s. While the results can look more like a painting than a photograph, the images are striking. The photochrom (sometimes spelled photochrome in America) system was developed in Switzerland and then licensed to various companies in other countries. Detroit Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan was the only company to be licensed in the United States. The process first took black and white photographs and hand colored the resulting print. Then, using a special series of stone plates (minimum of four and up to 14 separate stones for a single print), prints could be reproduced in larger quantities. One of the reasons the results are so spectacular is that the pigments in the inks and ingredients to process the stones came from exotic locations around the world. The results—even more than a hundred years later—give us a unique, richly colored and very intense image.

ORIGINAL MEDIA: The Detroit Publishing Co. (original name Detroit Photo Graphic Company), Detroit, Michigan, originally produced the image on which this new print is based. During the last decade of the 1800s and early 1900s they produced some of the finest photochrom images. Unfortunately, cheaper (and frequently lesser quality) printing methods spelled their demise.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.

Image Size: 16.5 inches wide by 10.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 17 inches wide by 11 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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DECORATING USES: Many of our customers find this poster ideal for decorating a den, recreation room, family room, home bar or pub. Of course many Irishmen or Irishwomen will consider it appropriate for any room in the house.

GIFT IDEAS: Now you know what to get your favorite Irishman or woman for St. Patrick’s Day or any other occasion. Either a collector of Wellington or Irish memorabilia would welcome it as a gift.

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