Davitt portrait to be sold on his anniversary

Portrait of Michael Davitt by Sarah Purser

Portrait of Michael Davitt by Sarah Purser

A portrait of the father of the Land League, Michael Davitt, is to be auction next Wednesday on the 100th anniversary of his death.

The oil on canvas portrait by the artist Sarah Purser (1843-1943) pictures Davitt on his deathbed at St Vincent's Nursing Home in Dublin.

The canvas is expected to fetch between €6,000 to €8,000 during the auction at Adam's Irish Art Sale in Dublin.

Other works up for auction include; Sir John Lavery's Arab Café, Tunis, Colin Middleton's Girl with Stripes, Leo Whelan's The Flute Player,Sean Keating's Unloading the Turf Boats,Walter Frederick Osborne's A glade in the Phoenix Park, Richard Thomas Moynan's Tug of Warand others .