Margaret Stokes
Margaret Stokes was born in Dublin in 1832. A cousin of Irish artist Mainie Jellett, she was an illustrator, painter, archaeologist and antiquarian. Stokes grew up in a family of distinguished scholars and academics and her practice was largely influenced by her father, professor of medicine and well-known for his travels and studies across the country. She specialized in ancient Irish history, art and architecture, leading studies on important symbols such as the Tara brooch or the Ardagh Chalice. In 1887, she published Early Christian Art in Ireland and illustrated . Like her father, Stokes extensively travelled across Europe to carry our her research which resulted in several publications, including Three months in the forests of France: A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the Irish Saints in France (1895). In 1876, she was the first woman to be elected Honorary Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, and of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Stokes was a prominent figure in the antiquarian scene and left an influential legacy for her peers and future generations. (whytes.ie)
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'STONEWORKERS'
- Price Realised: 4,400
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 24in. (40.64 x 60.96cm)
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'THE BATHERS'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 26 September 2022
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 14in. (40.64 x 35.56cm)
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'PHASES OF THE MOON'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on canvas board
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
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'POPPIES'
- Price Realised: 220
- Sale: 24 March 2025
- watercolour
- 7 x 10in. (17.78 x 25.40cm)
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'FOXGLOVE'
- Price Realised: 140
- Sale: 23 October 2023
- watercolour
- 9 x 6Όin. (22.86 x 15.88cm)