Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1858
End Date: 1858
Type: Annual exhibition
Description: 30th annual exhibition. Over 350 works were displayed in total consisting of 158 paintings in oils in the Large Room and a similar number of works including paintings in watercolours and miniatures were hung in the Ante-Room.
Policy: 'Before the year 1805, Exhibitions in annual succession were unknown in Ireland. The Professors of the Fine Arts had no permanent bond to unite them, nor place for the Exhibition of their works'. This changed in 1824, when George IV granted a royal charter to the Royal Hibernian Academy and one of its members, Francis Johnston, Esq., provided the Professors with an Academy House and suitable Galleries for exhibition.
A gallery for the reception of Antique Statues and Modern Works of Sculpture was supplied in 1830, by the erection of a new building on land adjoining the existing academy, funded by Mrs Johnston, widow of the late President, Francis Johnston above (p. 3).
Display Arrangement: Sculptural works and architectural designs were displayed in the 'Antique Academy, together accounting for nearly 60 exhibits.
Exhibits
Exhibition included Proposed Design for a bridge over the river Liffey
1858
Exhibition included Design for the Wellington Testimonial - Liverpool
1858
Exhibition included Sleeping Child
1858
Exhibition included Posthumous Bust of John Busby, Esq.
1858
Exhibition included The Right Honourable Maziere Brady
1858
Exhibition included The late Doctor McDonnell, of Belfast
1858
Exhibition included Jos. Evans, Esq., Portrane
1858
Exhibition included The Earl of Carlisle
1858
Exhibition included The Right Honourable Sir Edward Blakeney, Bart
1858
Exhibition included Colonel Larcom, BC
1858
Exhibition included The Late William Henn, Esq.
1858
Exhibition included The late Surgeon Carmichael
1858
Exhibition included Posthumous Bust of Miss Annie Hutton
1858
Exhibition included The late Colonel Blacker
1858
Exhibition included The late John Finlay, LLD
1858
Exhibition included Topsy
1858
Exhibition included Cupid raising Psyche from the soporific vision
1858
£105
for sale
Exhibition included Youthful Bacchus
1858
Exhibition included Meekness and Prudence - forming portions of the Monument of the late Dr. Murray
Exhibition included Model of the late Archbishop Murray's Statue
Exhibition included Cupid Disarmed
1858
Exhibition included Marble Group - Psyche discovering Cupid
Exhibition included The late Most Reverend Doctor Murray
1858
Exhibition included Portrait Bust of a Lady
Exhibition included Earl of Derby
1858
Exhibition included Posthumous Bust of Mrs Robert Kinahan
1858
Exhibition included The late Lord Plunkett
1858
Exhibition included Sir Henry Marsh, Bart
1858
Exhibition included Benjamin Lee Guinness, Esq.
1858
Exhibition included The Right Honourable Judge Perrin
1858
Exhibition included Jonathan Henn, QC
1858
Exhibition included Four Statuettes, Designed for a Monument of the late Lord Plunkett
1858
Exhibition included Facade to the Hall of a City Company
1858
Exhibition included Proposed design for the Ulster Bank, Belfast
1858
Exhibition included Sir Philip Crampton, Bart
Exhibition included The late Marquis of Anglesey
Offered for sale Meekness and Prudence - forming portions of the Monument of the late Dr. Murray
£105
Organizing Institution or Venue
Organized by Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts of Painters, Sculptors, Architects and Engravers
1858
Participants
Exhibitors included Fulton
'Portrait Bust of a Lady'
Exhibitors included Christopher Moore
Multiple works
Exhibitors included Wyatt A. Papworth
'Facade to the Hall of a City Company'
Exhibitors included F.W. Courtney
'Proposed design for the Ulster Bank, Belfast'
Exhibitors included Alexander Monroe
'Sleeping Child'
Exhibitors included Terence Farrell
'The late Colonel Blacker'
Exhibitors included Henry McManus
'Topsy'
Exhibitors included Edward Ambrose
'Cupid raising Psyche from the soporific vision'
Exhibitors included Rodolphus Hannigan
'Youthful Bacchus'
Exhibitors included Thomas Farrell
Multiple works
Citing this record
'Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1858', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib3_1202896701, accessed 22 Sep 2023]
