Maud
Power of Faithlegg House was an amateur artist who wrote and illustrated a book
titled 'Wayside India' published in 1907. The Spectator reviewed it as follows:
'Miss Power relates her Indian experiences in a lively fashion, not without a
certain tone of satire when she comes to describe the manners and customs of
the British. On the whole, the pen and ink pictures are effective...the
sketches which are by the same hand, show an elegance'.
The
picture is a recent acquisition and is now on display in our art section in the museum. We
are hoping to build up a collection of works by County Waterford artists and
would love to hear from anyone who has such works.