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William Burton Conyngham and his Irish circle of antiquarian artists
- Title
- William Burton Conyngham and his Irish circle of antiquarian artists / by Peter Harbison.
- Author
- Harbison, Peter.
- Publication
- New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art [by] Yale University Press, [2012]
- ©2012
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Details
- Description
- xv, 226 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm
- Summary
- "In the midst of a resurgence of pride in Ireland's history during the 18th century, William Burton, later Conyngham (1733-1796), strove to emulate his British counterparts in producing albums of engravings illustrating the beauties of the country's heritage. To further his aims, he formed the Hibernian Antiquarian Society, which lasted only four years due to internal strife. Nevertheless, Burton Conyngham began acquiring drawings of antiquities, and then commissioned Gabriel Beranger and his fellow artists Angelo Bigari and John James Barralet to make sketches of dolmens, churches, abbeys, and castles in areas which were not represented in existing works.In its day, Burton Conyngham's was regarded as the most significant collection of such drawings in Ireland. This volume reconstructs that collection, cataloguing more than 600 drawings, which he was known to have secured by about 1780. Also presented in this monograph is the considerable number of copies that were made of the original works as security against damage to the collective whole or the death of its owner"--
- Subjects
- Conyngham, William Burton, 1732 or 1733-1796 > Art collections
- Conyngham, William Burton, 1732 or 1733-1796 > Friends and associates
- Watercolor painting, European > 18th century > Catalogs
- Antiquities in art > Catalogs
- Drawing, European > 18th century > Catalogs
- Hibernian Antiquarian Society
- Ireland > In art > Catalogs
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- William Burton Conyngham, Maecenas and Superior Patriot -- The Genesis of Burton Conyngham's Collection of Drawings -- The Hibernian Antiquarian Society -- Expeditions to Glendalough, Connacht, Wexford, Tipperary and Down -- Artists Represented in Burton Conyngham's Collection -- Catalogue Sources.
- Call Number
- JQF 13-234
- ISBN
- 9780300180725 (hardback)
- 0300180721 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2011049100
- OCLC
- 759174474
- Author
- Harbison, Peter.
- Title
- William Burton Conyngham and his Irish circle of antiquarian artists / by Peter Harbison.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art [by] Yale University Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 13-234