More superlative rococo plasterwork by Robert West, this time in the double cube former ballroom of Castlemartyr, County Cork. The room was added to the existing house in the second half of the 1760s by Richard Boyle, second Earl of Shannon. The house remained in the family until the beginning of the last century and more recently has become a hotel. Anyone in the area should remember that at present this room contains many of the original Boyle portraits which formerly hung here and have now temporarily returned to their former home.
Just wondering is there documentation linking Robert West to this work?
Like all such stucco work, the attribution is based on stylistic similarities to other examples – likewise attributed to West since as you will be aware, documentation in this area is extremely limited…