Iron and Coal—the Irish dimension

Sir,—Your readers may be interested to learn that the painting Iron and Coal by William Bell Scott, which illustrates Eoin Dillon’s article on modernity, economic crisis and international aid (HI 22.3, May/June 2014), has an Irish dimension. The painting is the last of a series of eight on the history of Northumbria commissioned by Sir ... Read more

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