International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907
End Date: 1907
Type: International exhibition
Description: 'The Fine Art Section of the Irish International Exhibition is located in a spacious and noble suite of galleries in the building known as the "Palace of Fine Arts"' (Year's Art, 1908, p. 280).
'Four of these galleries are devoted to a display of British and Continental Art, the formation of which has occupied a Committee in London for a long time past [...] Of the art of the British sculptor, many highly interesting and distinguished works will be found in the various mediums of marble, bronze, plaster and terra-cotta, by those who have already attained a notable position in the profession, or whose ability may lead them, in the near future, to occupy such a position' (Year's Art, 1908, p. 280).
On 21 July 1906, Frampton reported to the Royal Society of British Sculptors that he had joined the art committee of the Dublin exhibition. He showed a plan, detailing the space 'he had procured for sculpture, the main gallery being eighty feet square'. He went through his proposals for the English art section, for which works would be invited, and asked that all present would co-operate (21 July 1906, Royal Society of British Sculptors: Minutes of Council Meetings, vol. 1).
'Mr. Frampton reported the unqualified success of the Dublin Exhibition. It was considered to be one of the finest collections ever got together' (13 May 1907, Royal Society of British Sculptors: Minutes of Council Meetings, vol. 1).
Policy: The introduction to the catalogue states that the object the Organising Committee had in view was to 'afford the people of Ireland the opportunity to see and study some of the greatest and most attractive examples of modern art'.
'In the first place, a very careful selection of the best examples in all branches by British artists was gathered together, the effort being made to show at least one specimen of the best work, not only of those who have already taken a high position in art, but of those whose work gives unmistakable promise. In this way the Committee sought to encourage the rising talent of the day by placing it side by side with the works of those whose experience and practice have been of long standing (Year's Art, 1908, p. 281).
Display Arrangement: British sculpture was on display in Gallery II, 'with some paintings'. Irish sculpture was shown separately among 'Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture by Irish Artists', in Gallery V. A ground plan was featured in the original catalogue.
Participants
Exhibitors included Charles Leonard Hartwell
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: ' The Rising Tide' (bronze statuette), p. 24 (164). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Herbert Hampton
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:' The Kitten' (group in plaster), p. 24 (174).
Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included John Hughes
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists. Sculpture located in Gallery V: 'Orpheus and Eurydice' (marble group), p. 115 (454). Lent by Andrew Jameson, Esq.
The number '500' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this piece was subsequently sold for £500.
Exhibitors included Frank Lynn Jenkins
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Bronze and Marble Fountain', p. 23 (157). Lent by the sculptor; 'Psyche' (bronzed plaster), p. 25 (191). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Harry Bates
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Eneas' (panel in bronze), p. 23 (153), lent by Mrs Harry Bates; 'Ektor' (panel in bronze), p. 24 (165), lent by Mrs Harry Bates; 'Psyche' (panel in bronze), p. 24 (168), lent by Mrs Harry Bates; 'Rhodopie' (marble), p. 26 (200), lent by Mrs Harry Bates.
All pieces posthumously exhibited; Bates died in 1899.
Exhibitors included Gilbert William Bayes
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Pegasus', p. 23 (155); 'Jason Ploughing the Acre of Mars', p. 23 (158); 'For the Right', p. 26 (191a); 'Knight Roland', p. 26 (193); 'Aenaeus carrying his Father out of Troy', p. 28 (231). All works lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included George James Frampton
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Sketch Model for Marble Statue of Sir. Anthony Mac Donnell, GCSI, KCVO' (plaster), p. 23 (161), lent by the sculptor; 'He bringeth them unto their desired Haven' (bronze panel), p. 24 (162), lent by the sculptor; 'The true Queen is on her Throne when her Realm is on her Lap' (small group in plaster), p. 28 (228), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Frank Bowcher
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Medals and Plaques', p. 24 (166), lent by the Sculptor; 'A Frame of Medals', p. 24 (169), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included (Edward) Alfred Briscoe Drury
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'St Agnes' (bronze head), p. 24 (171); 'The Prophetess of Fate' (bronzed bust), p. 27 (210); 'Griselda (a Study)' (bronze bust), p. 28 (223).
Exhibitors included William Goscombe John
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'The Glamour of the Rose' (plaster relief), p. 24 (172); 'Muriel' (plaster statuette), p. 29 (236); 'The Elf' (life-size, plaster), p. 29 (239). All works lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Francis Derwent Wood
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Female Torso' (plaster), p. 24 (175), lent by the sculptor; 'Sacred Love' (plaster), p. 25 (177), lent by the sculptor; 'Fiammetta' (bust in copper), p. 27 (219), lent by the sculptor; 'Echo' (bronze statuette), p. 28 (220), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Ella Casella
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Coloured Wax Miniature', p. 25 (179). Lent by the artist.
Exhibitors included Nelia Casella
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Coloured Wax Miniature', p. 25 (181). Lent by the artist.
Exhibitors included Thomas Brock
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Eve. Marble Statuette', p. 25 (186). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Conrad Gustave d'Huc Dressler
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Fearless' (terracotta), p. 25 (189). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Basil Gotto
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Brother Ruffino' (bronze), p. 27 (214); 'A Boy's Head' (marble), p. 28 (225). Both lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Feodora Maud Georgina Gleichen
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Head of the late Arthur Strong', p. 28 (227). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included William Robert Colton
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'The Springtide of Life' (plaster group), p. 29 (235). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Francis William Doyle Jones
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture, Gallery V: 'Fame and Patriotism, portion of the Middlesbrough Soldiers' Monument' (plaster relief), p. 117 (473), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £10); 'Sketch Model for Soldiers' Memorial, West Hartlepool' (bronze statuette), p. 117 (477), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £10).
Exhibitors included Albert Bruce Joy
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists.
Sculpture, Gallery V: 'Hermoine' (plaster bust), p. 117 (475), lent by the artist (the number '5' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £5); 'Portrait Study' (plaster bust), p. 117 (476), lent by the artist (the number '5' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £5); 'The Late Marquis of Salisbury' (plaster bust), p. 117 (480), lent by the artist (the number '50' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £50); 'Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, KG' (bronze bust), p. 117 (483), lent by the artist (the number '50' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £50); 'Medallion Portrait of Sir George Gabriel Stokes', p. 118 (489), lent by the artist (the number '5' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £5); 'Medallion Portrait', p. 118 (490), lent by the artist (the number '5' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £5); 'Medallion Portrait', p. 118 (491), lent by the artist (the number '5' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £5).
Exhibitors included (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Glory', p. 24 (167), lent by the sculptor; 'Madonna and Christ Child', p. 25 (185), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Mervyn Lawrence
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists.
Sculpture, Gallery V: 'Mater Dolorosa' (statuette in wood), p. 115 (455), lent by the artist; 'The Prodigal' (bronze statuette), p. 116 (458), lent by the artist (the number '50' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this item was subsequently sold for £50); 'The Lonely of Heart' (bronze bust), p. 116 (469), lent by the artist (the number '50' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this item was subsequently sold for £50), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Michael Lawlor
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists.
Sculpture, Gallery V: 'Mistletoe' (plaster bust), p. 116 (459), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this item was subsequently sold for £10).
Exhibitors included Frederick William Pomeroy
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Perseus', p. 23 (153); 'The Spearman', p. 27 (206); 'The Potter', p. 28 (230). Both lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Alfred Bertram Pegram
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Endymion' (plaster group), p. 23 (160); 'Down to the Sea' (plaster group), p. 26 (197). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Henry Alfred Pegram
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'The Last Song' (bronzed low-relief in plaster), p. 26 (199), lent by the sculptor; 'Ignus Fatuus' (bronze plaque), p. 27 (204), lent by G. J. Frampton, Esq., RA; 'Bather and Mermaid' (bronze group), p. 28 (226), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Henry Poole
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Quita' (marble head), p. 28 (220a), lent by Mrs Harry Bates; 'St Sebastian', p. 29 (238), lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included John Macallan Swan
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'A Lioness', p. 23 (159); 'A Lioness' (bronze), p. 28 (232); 'A Lioness Drinking' (bronze), p. 28 (234). All lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Rutland
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Lady Margaret Manners' (portrait bust in plaster), p. 24 (170); 'Head of the Marquess of Granby, as a Child', p. 26 (198). Both lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Frank Arnold Wright
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Night', p. 24 (173); 'Galatea', p. 28 (222). Both lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included William Hamo Thornycroft
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Dr Mandell Creighton' (statue, bronzed plaster model), p. 25 (180); 'William Ewart Gladstone' (statuette; bronzed plaster model), p. 27 (218); 'Teucer' (bronze statuette), p. 28 (221); 'The Mower' (bronze statuette), p. 28 (224). All lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Thomas Stirling Lee
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Childhood of Justice' (panel for St George's Hall, Liverpool), p. 25 (183), lent by the sculptor; 'A Set of Bronze Medallions', p. 25 (188); 'Sketch for Panel in St George's Hall, Liverpool', p. 26 (194); 'Sketch for Panel in St George's Hall, Liverpool', p. 26 (195).
Exhibitors included Albert Arthur Toft
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Children of the Sculptor' (plaster), p. 25 (187); 'Mother and Child' (plaster), p. 25 (190); 'The Spirit of Contemplation' (bronze statue), p. 26 (202). All lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Arthur Charles White
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Naiade' (life-size figure), p. 26 (192); 'Helena' (bust), p. 27 (216). Both lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Arthur George Walker
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Sleep' (life size group in marble), p. 27 (217). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Oliver Wheatley
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Sons of Poseidon', p. 28 (229). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Frank Mowbray Taubman
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II:
'Adam and Eve', p. 28 (233). Lent by the sculptor.
Exhibitors included Joseph M. S. Carre
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists.
Sculpture, Gallery V:
'Bust of a Lady' (plaster), p. 115 (456), lent by the artist (the number '15' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £15); 'June' (plaster bust), p. 116 (460), lent by the artist (the number '15' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £15); 'Crepuscule' (plaster bust), p. 116 (468), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object was subsequently sold for £10); 'David Senex' (plaster group, relief), p. 116 (482), lent by the artist (the number '30' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £30).
Exhibitors included Thomas Tyrrell
1907
Irish Fine Art Section: Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists.
Sculpture, Gallery V:
'The Whisper' (plaster group), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated in black ink alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £10); 'Sylvan Harmony' (plaster covered with copper), p. 116 (466), lent by the artist (the number '10' annotated alongside perhaps denotes that this object subsequently sold for £10).
Exhibitors included Oliver Sheppard
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 116, no. 461:'Oisin and Niam[h]'. Plaster Group.
Lent by the artist. *The number '50' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 50-0-0.
p. 116, no. 462:'Dawn'.
Bronze Statuette.
Lent by the artist. *The number '50' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 50-0-0.
p. 116, no. 463:'La Jeunesse'.
Bronze Statuette.
Lent by the artist. *The number '50' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 50-0-0.
p. 116, no. 464:'The Spirit of Celtic Art'.
Plaster Statuette.
Lent by the artist. *The number '30' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 30-0-0.
p. 116, no. 467:'The late John O' Leary'.
Plaster Bust.
Lent by the artist. *The number '30' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 30-0-0.
p. 116, no. 470:'A Study'.
Marble Relief.
Lent by the artist. *The number '50' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 50-0-0.
p. 116, no. 478:'The Deluge'.
Plaster Relief.
Lent by the artist. *The number '30' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 30-0-0.
p. 116, no. 479:'Fate of the Children of Lir'.
Plaster Relief.
Lent by the artist. *The number '40' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 40-0-0.
p. 116, no. 484:'Henry Kirk White, Poet'.
Plaster Bust; original model for the Bronze erected at Nottingham.
Lent by the artist. *The number '30' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 30-0-0.
Exhibitors included Lilla Vanston
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 118, no. 487:'Medallion Portrait of Mons. A. Parezewski, member of the Duma, 1906. Silver.
Lent by the artist. *The number '5' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 5-0-0.
***Note: Vanston exhibited a 'portrait' of the same sitter in 1905 at the RHA exhibition, perhaps it was the same object.
Exhibitors included Joseph Watkins
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 116, no. 471:'Bust of a lady'.
Marble.
Lent by Mrs. Watkins. *The number '20' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 20-0-0.
Exhibitors included Edward Ambrose
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 116, no. 472:'The Sleeping Ariadne'.
Marble Statuette.
Lent by Dr. Whitley-Allsom.
Exhibitors included A. Blanche Stack
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 116, no. 465:'Study of a Figure'. Plaster.
Lent by the artist. *The number '10' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 10-0-0.
p. 117, no. 474:'Design for Hall Decoration, taken from Tennyson's "Princess"'.
Plaster Relief.
Lent by the artist. *The number '5' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 5-0-0.
p. 117, no. 485 :'Rev. James T. O' Brien, D.D.'.
Plaster Bust, replica of Marble in Trinity College, Dublin.
Lent by the artist. *The number '10' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 10-0-0.
p. 117, no. 486 :'Two Medallion Portraits, Mdle. Genevieve Granger and Bishop M. Stack'.
Plaster.
Lent by the artist. *The number '2' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that these objects were subsequently sold for 2-0-0.
p. 118, no. 488 :'Portraits of two Girls'.
Plaster Relief.
Lent by the artist. *The number '15/-' annotated alongside in black ink - perhaps denoting that this object was subsequently sold for 15 shillings.
Exhibitors included Kathleen Trousdell Shaw
1907
Irish Fine Art Section:
Pictures, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, by Irish Artists;
Sculpture [located in] Gallery V.
p. 117, no. 481:'The Countess Annesley'.
Plaster Bust.
Lent by the artist. *The number '25' annotated alongside - perhaps denoting that this object subsequently sold for 25-0-0.
Selection committee members included Charles Holroyd
21 July 1906 (Circa) - 21 July 1907 (Presumed)
Selection committee members included Philip Norman
21 July 1906 (Circa) - 21 July 1907 (Presumed)
Selection committee members included George James Frampton
21 July 1906 (Circa) - 1907 (Presumed)
Selection committee members included Isidore Spielmann
21 July 1906 (Circa) - 21 July 1907 (Presumed)
Selection committee members included A. G. Temple
21 July 1906 (Circa) - 21 July 1907 (Presumed)
Sources
Catalogue of the International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907
1907
pp. 23-29, 117-18
Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
21 July 1906; 13 May 1907
Citing this record
'International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907', 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_1215717591, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
