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The painting dipicts the marriage at Waterford in 1170 of the
Norman military adventurer, Richard de Clare, known as "Strongbow",
and the daughter of Dermot McMurrough, King of Leinster. The union
represents the formal establishment of a Norman foothold in
Ireland. Conceived to decorate the Palace of Westminster, the
painting is a represents the victorious Normans and the vanquished
Irish. Strongbow places his foot upon a fallen Celtic cross, King
Dermot looks on in alarm, and an elderly musician slumps on his
harp.