Christopher Moore RHA MRIA MRHA (1790–1863) was an Irish-born sculptor operational mainly in England in the 19th century.

Life

He was born in

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in 1790. In 1819 he is listed as living at 2 Upper Gloucester Place, still in Dublin, but moved to

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in 1820, aged 30, where he began exhibiting at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...

and in Brighton. In 1821 he was living and working on

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. In 1829 he moved to 23 Howland Street. He set up permanent residence in London in 1821, but made frequent returns to Ireland. He exhibited in the Royal Academy 1821–1860 and at the British Institution 1821–1834. He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Society from 1829 to 1861. He died in Dorset Street,

, on 17 March 1863. He is buried in

Glasnevin Cemetery Glasnevin Cemetery ( ga, Reilig Ghlas Naíon) is a large cemetery in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland which opened in 1832. It holds the graves and memorials of several notable figures, and has a museum. Location The cemetery is located in Glasne ...

in Dublin. His portrait, by John Doyle, is held by the

National Gallery of Ireland The National Gallery of Ireland ( ga, Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another o ...

Known works

seeDictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851 by Rupert Gunnis *Combat between the Archangel Michael and Satan, pre-1820 *Bust of

Henry Grattan Henry Grattan (3 July 1746 – 4 June 1820) was an Irish politician and lawyer who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Britain. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 1 ...

, 1821 *Bust of Charles Phillips, barrister, 1821 *General Sir John Doyle, 1822 *Bust of Miss Grace Croft, 1823 *Bust of Lord Nugent, 1823 *Bust of

Lord Denman Baron Denman, of Dovedale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1834 for the prominent lawyer, judge and Whig politician Thomas Denman. He served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench fro ...

, 1828 *Bust of the artist

Francis Danby Francis Danby (16 November 1793 – 9 February 1861) was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the central ...

, 1828 *Bust of

Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (I) ( ga, Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilizat ...

, 1830 *Bust of William Mulready, 1832 *Bust of

George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst f ...

, 1832 *Effigy of the dead child, Isabella Cooper, in Goathurst Church,

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lor ...

, 1835 *Bust of Solomon Cox, 1836 *Bust of T S Goodenough, 1838 *Bust of Lord Morpeth,

Castle Howard Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Henderskelfe, located north of York. It is a private residence and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. ...

, 1839 *Bust of Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin, 1841 *Bust of Anne, Countess of Charlemont,

Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. The original c ...

, 1841 *Plaster bust of Lord Plunket,

, 1841 *Bust of Lady Dover,

, 1842 *Bust of

John Philpot Curran John Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14 October 1817) was an Irish orator, politician, wit, lawyer and judge, who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland. He was renowned for his representation in 1780 of Father Neale, a Catholic p ...

, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, 1842 (erected 1845) *Bust of Sir Henry Marsh, surgeon, 1843 *Bust of

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...

, poet, 1843 *Bust of Sir Philip Crampton, surgeon, 1843 *General Sir

Edward Blakeney Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney (26 March 1778 – 2 August 1868) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer with the expedition to Dutch Guiana and being taken prisoner by privateers three times suffering great hardship ...

, 1844 *Bust of

Thomas Norton Longman Thomas Norton Longman (1771–1842) was an English publisher, who succeeded to the Longman’s publishing business in 1793. Biography Thomas Norton Longman was born in England, son of Thomas Longman (1730–1797), and his wife, Elizabeth Harris (1 ...

, publisher, Hampstead Parish Church, 1845 *Bust of Sir

Maziere Brady Sir Maziere Brady, 1st Baronet, PC (Ire) (20 July 1796 – 13 April 1871) was an Irish judge, notable for his exceptionally long, though not particularly distinguished tenure as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Background Brady was born at his paren ...

, 1846 *Bust of Robert Holmes, 1847 *Bust of Richard Lalor Shiel, National Gallery of Ireland, 1848 *Bust of Viscount Southwell, 1849 *Bust of

Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (; 12 January New Style">NS/nowiki> 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish people">Anglo-Irish Politician">statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 ...

, formerly in Crystal Palace, 1850 *Bust of John Doyle the artist, 1850 (probably done in artistic exchange for Doyle's portrait of Moore) *Bust of

Lord Brougham Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, (; 19 September 1778 – 7 May 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord High Chancellor and played a prominent role in passing the 1832 Reform Act and 1833 Slavery Abolition Act. ...

, 1851 *Bust of Benjamin Guinness, 1852 *Bust of

Cardinal Wiseman Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (3 August 1802 – 15 February 1865) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church who became the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850. Born ...

, 1853 *Bust of the Earl Of Derby, 1853 *Bust of

George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, (18 April 1802– 5 December 1864), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1825 to 1848, was a British statesman, orator, and writer. Life Carlisle was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son o ...

,n.d. *Wax portrait of

George Papworth George Papworth (1781–1855) was a British architect who practised mainly in Ireland during the nineteenth century. Early life and career Papworth was born in London in 1781 and was the third son of the English stuccoist John Papworth (1750–1 ...

, Irish National Museum, n.d.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Christopher 1790 births 1863 deaths Artists from Dublin (city) Irish sculptors Irish male sculptors