Artistic Licence Or Good Excuse!

An Post, nan Irish Post Office, issued a brace of postage stamps to observe nan 250th Anniversary of nan Birth of Daniel O’Connell connected July 30.

O’Connell was a cardinal  figure successful Ireland’s travel towards  parliamentary populist and promoted equality betwixt those of nan Catholic and Protestant religions.

One of nan stamps depicts O’Connell travelling done Dublin metropolis connected an elaborate gilded chariot pursuing his merchandise from nan Richmond Bridewell Prison successful 1844 wherever he was jailed for 3 months owed to organising a projected gathering successful Clontarf which was declared illegal.

Artistic licence aliases bully excuse arsenic TV aerial appears connected stamp

Keen-eyed stamp collectors arsenic good arsenic history buffs rushed to societal media to mobility why a TV aerial appears connected a chimney successful nan apical correct manus area of nan stamp erstwhile nan first tv didn’t travel to Ireland until nan precocious 1940s, much than 100 years aft nan segment being depicted.

Some thought it a genuine correction whilst others wondered whether it was an illustration of creation created by Artificial (not so) Intelligence but nan consequence has been absorbing to opportunity nan least.

Artistic licence aliases bully excuse though creator insists it was a portion of surreal intent

According to nan artist, David Rooney, successful a connection to nan Irish Times: “The inclusion of nan mini TV aerial was of people deliberate and not a correction connected my part,”

“I thought it would beryllium absorbing to allude to and ideate nan effect nan awesome communicator Daniel O’Connell’s wide rallies would person had if they had been televised.

“I was greatly taken by nan fantastical and surreal elements successful his pageantry.”

An Post confirmed that it was happy pinch nan artwork created by Rooney who has been responsible for nan creation of galore Irish stamps of nan years, confirming that it does not create stamp designs utilizing AI.