Brief Biography-Nathaniel Grogan, a landscapist and genre painter, was born in Cork circa 1740. He came up against opposition to painting from his parents, who made him join the army. He went to the West Indies and America, not returning until after the Independence War. The Cork artist John Butts taught and encouraged him. He excelled in painting genre scenes of Irish peasants and was influenced primarily by Dutch artists. His landscape images of Cork were his notable works, the most famous being Boats on the River Lee Below Tivoli. He painted his only murals in the Georgian house Vernon Mount, where Willem Van der Hagen's influence was evident. Unfortunately, a fire severely damaged the home in 2016.