Macha and Nemed 1975 Metallic Print A4

Description

MACHA AND NEMED. KING OF IRELAND. 1975.
Nemed the Great is a hugely important figure in the mythology and legend of ancient Ireland long before recorded history.
Nemed was descended from the tribe of Magog, son of Japhet, son of Noah.
With his army he sailed to Ireland from the homeland of Scythia, modern day Anatolia, in a fleet of thirty four transports with more than a thousand followers, in this third invasion of Ireland.
His warrior wife, Macha, died after 12 hard years establishing a new colony and was buried at Ard-Macha (Armagh), so named in her memory.
Nemed and his people deforested and cleared 12 plains in Ireland for agriculture and in a series of bloody battles defeated the indigenous bronze age people, the Fomor.
After the plague death of Nemed, his followers, the Nemedians, were defeated by the Fomor at the Battle of Conann’s Tower and fled the land, promising to return and reconquer.
They left Ireland, returned to Scythia and from their progeny descended the mystical Tuatha De Danann, destined to be the tribe who eventually conquered ancient Ireland.
This image was first published, as a poster print, in the UK by arthouse publishers Motif Editions in 1975.

Print Sizes
A4, 210 x 297 mm, 8.3 x 11.7 inches
A3, 297 x 420 mm, 11.7 x 16.5 inches

Hahnemühle Metallic Paper Prints

These prints are available for a limited time only from the 15th to the 19th of July. This is a newsletter subscriber exclusive!

‘I’ve been obsessed with metallic/silver papers all my life! Among my first ever posters of Che Guevara (1969) and Macha and The Morrigan (1972) were all printed on silver foil board. This Hahnemühle metallic paper we are using for these prints brings my obsession with metallic papers to the next level and is what I have always been waiting for. We have used this paper on my most recent portfolios for Ancient Ireland Land of Legend One and Two and more recently the Thin Lizzy Nightlife portfolio, with spectacular results.

I could never in my wildest dreams have dreamt that I could now be printing these myself at home in my own studio and exactly the way I want them.
These are the finest reproductions of my artworks ever!
It’s a kind of magic.’

-Jim FitzPatrick

To celebrate 50 years of these 5 artworks, I am making them available in A4 and A3 on this stunning paper. Each print is signed and embossed by me, the artist, Jim FitzPatrick. These are open editions.