Duffy’s Cotton Mills, Ballsbridge – James Arthur O’Connor Art Print

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James Arthur O’Connor

A rare glimpse of old Dublin — where rivers, mills, and open countryside once defined Ballsbridge.

Size 20x25 cm / 8x10″ 40x50 cm / 16x20″ 60x80 cm / 24x32″

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Duffy's Cotton Mills, Ballsbridge — James Arthur O'Connor

A rare glimpse of old Dublin — where rivers, mills, and open countryside once defined Ballsbridge.

Before Dublin became the modern city we know today, Ballsbridge was a quieter landscape of water, trees, stone walls, and industry emerging slowly into the Irish countryside. In this remarkable nineteenth-century painting, James Arthur O'Connor captures a version of Dublin that has almost completely disappeared.

The scene feels calm, spacious, and atmospheric. Soft reflections drift across the river while smoke rises gently from Duffy's Cotton Mills in the distance — creating a striking balance between nature, industry, and Romantic Irish landscape painting.

Its muted tones, dramatic sky, and understated palette make this an exceptionally strong piece for contemporary interiors. It works beautifully in neutral, heritage-inspired, and design-led spaces where atmosphere matters more than noise.

James Arthur O'Connor (1792–1841) was one of Ireland's most important early landscape painters, known for combining detailed natural observation with the mood and scale of Romantic painting. His works hang in the National Gallery of Ireland and major Irish collections.

Curated Irish art for contemporary interiors and collectors worldwide.

Sizes & Format

40 × 50 cm / 16 × 20″
Available framed (black, white, wood) or unframed

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.

Hangs well with

O’Connor’s late pictures are all the same weather: storm and moonlight, the Dargle and the Wicklow glens.

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Framed in black, white or natural wood, or unframed. Printed on archival matte paper and made to order.

Frame options and sizes

Frame finishes

Black — ash
White — ash
Natural wood — oak

All frames are 20 mm deep, made from responsibly sourced timber.

Glazing

Shatterproof clear acrylic — lighter than glass.

Paper

Archival matte paper — uncoated, off-white, acid-free and FSC-certified. No gloss, no laminate.

Sizes

20x25 cm / 8x10″ — Unframed, black, white, natural wood
40x50 cm / 16x20″ — Unframed, black, white, natural wood
60x80 cm / 24x32″ — Unframed, black, white, natural wood

Hanging

Framed prints arrive ready to hang, with a hanging kit for portrait or landscape. Unframed prints arrive without a frame — up to A4 ship flat, larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Care

For indoor use. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust with a dry cloth; wipe the acrylic with a soft, slightly damp cloth.

Shipping

Free worldwide shipping. Made to order and sent from the production hub closest to you — Ireland 3–7 business days, UK 4–8, USA 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Framed prints are boxed with protective corners and internal supports.

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