Terence Farrell (1798 – 19 March 1876) was an Irish sculptor, now best known for his portrait busts and works at

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for Earl de Grey. Farrell was born in Creve,

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, and in 1810 brought to

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and enrolled in the Modelling School of the

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, where he studied under Edward Smyth and later John Smyth. After school, he entered Thomas Kirk's studio, where he continued his studies for nearly seven years as a pupil, and subsequently as an assistant. In 1826 he made his first contribution to the

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, and about 1828 he established his own workshop. He exhibited regularly in the Academy, where he was elected an Associate in July, 1851, and a Member in May, 1859. He is buried in

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Selected works

* Sir Lowry Cole. Statue in Portland stone, Enniskillen. * William, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen. Statue, Enniskillen Church. * Lt.-Col. Tomlinson. Monument erected by the officers of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1853. * Sir Hussey Vivian, Commander of the Forces. Monument, Truro Church, Cornwall. * Early Affliction. Marble Statue. R.H.A., 1848. * The Seasons, Wrest Park.

References

* ''A Dictionary of Irish Artists'', 1913. * ''A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851'', 2009, pp. 420–1.
'Terence Farrell ARHA, RHA', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow

Library Ireland entry

Oxford Index entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Terence 1798 births 1876 deaths 19th-century Irish sculptors 19th-century male artists Irish male sculptors People from County Longford Members of the Royal Hibernian Academy