3-076-073 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Dame Street scene, Dublin, Ireland c1895; with Henry Grattan statue and William III statue in background. Henry Grattan was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He was the leader of the Independent Irish Parliament of 1783-1800 and opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged Ireland and Great Britain.