Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738) by John Martyn – Irish Bard Art Print

Turlough O'Carolan was blind from smallpox by age eighteen and went on to compose over 200 tunes still played in traditional sessions today — often considered the last of Ireland's great harper-composers.

About this work

This portrait of the harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670–1738) is an engraving of 1822 by John Martyn, after a painting by the Irish portraitist Francis Bindon (1690–1765), who knew him. O'Carolan was blinded by smallpox at eighteen, took up the harp, and spent forty-odd years travelling Ireland on horseback composing for the households that kept him; some two hundred of his tunes survive. What the National Gallery of Ireland holds is the print, not Bindon's original painting: it is a line and stipple engraving, plate 28.6 × 21 cm, catalogued as Carolan, the Celebrated Irish Bard (NGI.10279). This print is an open edition, made to order and shipped worldwide.

Sizes & Format

• 30 × 40 cm / 12 × 16″
• 45 × 60 cm / 18 × 24″
• 60 × 80 cm / 24 × 32″
• Available framed in black, white, wood

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Free Worldwide Shipping

Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.