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Irish Industrial Exhibition
The Irish Industrial Exhibition was a world's fair held in Cork in 1852, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition, 1876. Edited by Frank Norton. Frank Leslie's Publishing House, New York, 1877. Pg. 4 the first to be held in Ireland (then part of the ). It was opened on 10 June by the Lord Lieutenant, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into a unified state. The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927. The United Kingdom, having financed the European coalition that defeated France during the Napoleonic Wars, developed a large Royal Navy that enabled the British Empire to become the foremost world power for the next century. For nearly a century from the final defeat of Napoleon following the Battle of Waterloo to the outbreak of World War I, Britain was almost continuously at peace with Great Powers. The most notable exception was the Crimean War with the Russian Empire, in which actual hostilities were relatively li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Jones (sculptor)
John Edward Jones (2 May 1806 – 25 July 1862) was a noted Irish civil engineer and sculptor, active in Dublin and London. Biography Jones was born in Dublin, the son of miniature painter Edward Jones. As 'J. Jones', architect, 7 Amiens Street, North Strand, Dublin, he exhibited several watercolors at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1828 and 1829, including his ''View of the Town of Youghall, showing the proposed Chain Bridge'' (1828) and ''Design for a Viaduct'' (1829). He studied engineering under Alexander Nimmo, and for him worked on major engineering projects in Ireland including the building of the bridge at Waterford from 1829 to 1832 (which he directed). He was listed as a civil engineer in Wilson's Dublin Directory for the years 1833–35 with an office address at the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street. In 1839 he was awarded a Telford Medal in silver and 20 guineas for his paper and drawings on the sewage in Westminster. In 1840 Jones ceased his engineering pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Cork (city)
Cork, located on Ireland's south coast, is the second largest city within the Republic of Ireland after Dublin and the third largest on the island of Ireland after Dublin and Belfast. Cork City is the largest city in the province of Munster. Its history dates back to the sixth century. Origins Cork began as a monastic settlement, founded by St Finbar in the sixth century. However the ancestor of the modern city was founded between 915 and 922, when Viking settlers established a trading community. The Viking leader Ottir Iarla is particularly associated with raiding and conquests in the province of Munster. The ''Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib'' connects this with the earliest Viking settlement of Cork. The Norse phase of Cork's history left a legacy of family names, such as Cotter and Coppinger, peculiar to Cork which are claimed to have Norse origins. In the twelfth century, this settlement was taken over by invading Anglo-Norman settlers. The Norsemen of Cork fought against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1852 In Ireland
Events from the year 1852 in Ireland. Events *5 January – the troopship HMS ''Birkenhead'' boards British Army recruits at Queenstown. It has insufficient lifeboats. *26 February – the ''Birkenhead'' founders off the coast of South Africa. The soldiers stand to attention while women and children are placed in the lifeboats. *10 June **The 18-arch Craigmore Viaduct near Newry on the Dublin-Belfast railway line is opened (construction began in 1849). **The Irish Industrial Exhibition is opened in Cork. *1 October – Patent Law Amendment Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, merging the English, Scottish and Irish patent systems. *Eglington Pauper Lunatic Asylum opened in Cork. *End of the Great Famine. In the period it has lasted since 1845, one million people have emigrated from Ireland. The Irish now make up a quarter of the population of Liverpool, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore; and a half of Toronto. *Tenant farmer Michael O'Regan emigrates fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Industrial Exhibition (1853)
The Great Industrial Exhibition in 1853 was held in Dublin, Ireland. In its day, it was the largest international event to be held in Ireland. The Irish Industrial Exhibition Building, located on the grounds of Leinster House, housed the entire fair. It lasted from 12 May to 31 October, Queen Victoria accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, paid an official visit on 29 August. Background It was entirely funded by William Dargan, entrepreneur and developer of Irish railways. He had planned to donate $100,000 to the effort, but ended up giving $400,000. The intent of the exhibition was to introduce the industrial revolution to Ireland, which was behind some other European countries. Irish Industrial Exhibition Building Visitors were struck with the quality of the building more than by any of the objects that it contained. Critics described the large exhibition building and "the rapidity with which it was erected" (a few months), and "the sufficiency of its plans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Christ
''The Dead Christ'' or ''The Redeemer in Death'' is a statue of Jesus Christ executed in white Carrara marble by the Irish sculptor John Hogan in Rome. Hogan created three versions of the statue in the early 19th century: * the first (1829) is located in St. Teresa's Church, Dublin, Ireland * the second (1833) in St. Finbarr's (South) Church, Cork, Ireland * the third and final (1854) is located in the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland A fourth statue is on display in the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, Ireland. It is a plaster cast, bearing Hogan's initials. Image:The Dead Christ St. teresa's Dublin.jpg , ''The Dead Christ'' (1829, Carrara marble), at St. Teresa's Church in Dublin, Ireland Image:DeadChristcork.jpg , ''The Dead Christ'' (1833, Carrara marble), at St. Finbarr's (South) Church in Cork, Ireland Image:Deadchrist.jpg , ''The Dead Christ'' (1854, Carrara marble), at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. John's, Newfoundland File:Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hogan (sculptor)
John Hogan (14 October 1800 – 27 March 1858) was a sculptor from Tallow, County Waterford in Ireland. Described in some sources as the "greatest of Irish sculptors", according to the Dictionary of Irish Biography he was responsible for "much of the most significant religious sculpture in Ireland" during the 19th century. Working primarily from Rome, among his best known works are three versions of '' The Dead Christ'', commissioned for churches in Dublin, Cork, and the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Newfoundland, Canada. Early life and apprenticeship John Hogan was born on 14 October 1800 in Tallow, County Waterford, the third child of John Hogan, a carpenter and builder of Cove Street, Cork and Frances Cos, the great-granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox, Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1703 to 1707. As the family felt that she had married beneath her station, she was disinherited. At the age of fourteen, Hogan was placed as clerk to an attorney, where he spent much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Foley
John Henry Foley (24 May 1818 – 27 August 1874), often referred to as J. H. Foley, was an Irish sculptor, working in London. he is best known for his statues of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, and of Prince Albert for the Albert Memorial in London. Life Foley was born 24 May 1818, at 6 Montgomery Street, Dublin, in what was then the city's artists' quarter. The street has since been renamed Foley Street in his honour. His father was a glass-blower and his step-grandfather Benjamin Schrowder was a sculptor. At the age of thirteen he began to study drawing and modelling at the Royal Dublin Society, where he took several first-class prizes. In 1835 he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy for the first time in 1839, and came to fame in 1844 with his ''Youth at a Stream''. Thereafter commissions provided a steady career for the rest of his life. In 1849 he was made an associate, and in 1858 a full member of the Royal Academy of Art. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Robinson Kirk
Joseph Robinson Kirk (1821 – 30 August 1894) was a noted Irish sculptor. Life He was born in Dublin in 1821, the fifth child and eldest son of Thomas Kirk and Eliza Robinson. He lived in Jervis Street and studied with his father and at the Dublin Society's School, alongside his brother William and sister Eliza. In 1843, he spent a year in Rome, which he funded with the sale of his marble sculpture ''Andromeda''. This piece had been awarded a prize by the Irish Art Union. He entered Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in 1838, graduating with a BA in 1843. In 1845, he married Jane Rachel Murray. From 1843, he exhibited with the Royal Hibernian Academy, becoming an associate members in 1845, and a full member in 1854. From 1846 to 1862 he also exhibited with the Royal Academy, London. He became master of the Royal Dublin Society modelling school in 1852, succeeding from Constantine Panormo. Some of his more famous works include the figures of Divinity, Law, Medicine and Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick MacDowell
Patrick MacDowell (12 August 1799 – 9 December 1870) was a Belfast-born British sculptor operating through the 19th century. Life MacDowell was born in Belfast in 1799. His father died whilst he was young and the family lived in relative poverty. From 1807 to 1811 he boarded at a school in Belfast, run by an engraver named Gordon, who encouraged his attempts at drawing, and from 1811 to 1813 he was under the tuition of a clergyman in Hampshire. Around 1811 he moved with his mother to Hampshire in England, where they had relatives. In 1813, aged 14 (the then standard age to begin apprenticeships), he was apprenticed to a coach-builder in London. However, his master went bankrupt and his training as a coach-builder ended abruptly. During this time he was lodging in the house of Pierre Francois Chenu, the sculptor. It is presumed that this engendered an interest in sculpture within the young MacDowell. On the recommendation of John Constable the painter, he went to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kirk (sculptor)
Thomas Kirk (1781 – 19 April 1845) was an Irish sculptor. Born in Cork, Kirk studied at the Dublin Society's School where he won prizes in 1797 and 1800. He later worked for Henry Darley, a skillful builder and stone-cutter from Meath, based in Abbey Street, Dublin. Kirk was acclaimed for his fine relief work on mantle-pieces and monuments. Much of his work can be seen in the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal Dublin Society and in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. He worked on committees in the Royal Dublin Society and he was a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. He executed numerous church memorials throughout the country. His favourite relief was one of the Good Samaritan, which was well suited for memorials to either doctors or clergymen. One of his earliest commissions, which appeared in 1809, was the statue of Nelson for Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin. This monument was destroyed by an explosion on 8 March 1966. Another of Kirk’s commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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