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Attributed to Sir Egerton Coghill (Irish, 1851-1921) - Trees by a lake - oil

Attributed to Sir Egerton Coghill, Bt, NEAC (Irish, 1851-1921) (Irish, 1851-1921) Trees by a lake, County Cork signed lower right "E Coghill" oil on canvas h:24.50 w:34.50 cm Other Notes: Egerton Coghill was born in Castletownshend, County Cork, the second son of Irish painter Sir John Joscelyn Coghill, 4th Baronet, and his wife the Hon. Katherine Frances, daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket. Victoria Cross recipient Nevill Coghill was his elder brother and Edith Anna Somerville his cousin. Coghill left a career in engineering to pursue life as an artist, studying in Düsseldorf and the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1883-84 he lived at Barbizon near Fontainebleau, then travelled to England where he became a member of the New English Art Club. Coghill exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy and in the Autumn Exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. He eventually returned to his native land and settled in his home town of Castletownshend. Many of his paintings feature the landscapes of County Cork