Ha’penny Bridge ‘Many Rivers to Cross’ Framed Print

## Many Rivers to Cross — Ha'penny Bridge Framed Print There is a particular hour in Dublin when the city holds its breath — when the Liffey catches the last of the moonlight and the Ha'penny Bridge becomes something more than iron and history. It becomes a passage. Between the old city and the new, between the life you left behind and the one waiting on the other side. It is this suspended, luminous moment that Francis Leavey has captured in *Many Rivers to Cross*, a work that feels less like a print and more like a memory you didn't know you carried. Drawing on the deep blues of a Dublin night, the warm amber glow of gaslit stone, and the quiet gold of a moon reflected on moving water, Leavey layers colour and emotion with the instinct of an artist who has spent a lifetime listening to the Irish landscape. The title itself carries weight — an acknowledgement that every crossing, every threshold, every river we stand before asks something of us. This is art that speaks quietly, and stays with you long after you've left the room. --- Francis Leavey is no ordinary printmaker. An award-winning artist whose original works have hung at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin and the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour in London, he brings a rare painterly depth to every piece that bears his name. *Many Rivers to Cross* originates from one of his original compositions — a work conceived with the same care and intention as any canvas destined for a gallery wall. Each print is produced to exacting standards, faithfully rendering the richness of Leavey's palette — those layered blues, burnt oranges, and honeyed yellows that give the piece its unmistakable nocturnal warmth. It arrives hand-signed by the artist, a quiet mark of authenticity and personal connection. Presented in a contemporary lime-washed white frame that allows the artwork to breathe without distraction, the piece measures **16 x 12 inches** and arrives ready to hang — no searching for the right frame, no compromise on presentation. Fab Cow, the Dublin-based studio Francis founded with his partner Bernie Cryan in 2013, began with a sketch on a napkin and a conviction that art should connect with the soul. That founding spirit is present in every piece they make. --- For the Irish diaspora marking a milestone birthday or a significant anniversary, this is the kind of gift that reaches across distance and time — a piece of home rendered in moonlight. It sits beautifully in a newly bought house, bringing warmth and story to walls that are still finding their character. For a wedding gift, particularly for couples with roots in Dublin or a love of Ireland, it carries a resonance that no generic present could match. And for those who simply want to live with something genuinely beautiful — something made with intention by an artist of real standing — *Many Rivers to Cross* asks only to be hung somewhere it can be seen.