The story behind John Lavery’s controversial painting of Roger Casement in the dock from RTÉ Brainstorm

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The story behind John Lavery’s controversial painting of Roger Casement in the dock

6 minutes Posted May 10, 2022 at 12:21 pm.

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The painting embodies many of the complexities that deny a simple representation of modern Irish history. By Dr Siobhán Doyle, TU Dublin.