John Lawlor ARHA
Born 1820 (Circa)
Died 1901
Active: 1848 - 1901
Country of birth: Ireland
Country of death: England
Sculptor, medallist
Born in Dublin. Died in London.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Bust of a Youth
Sculptor listed as J.Lawler. Presumed a typing error, and should be J. Lawlor. Same residence in London as J. Lawlor.
A Bather
1851
The Bather, contemplating the stream
1851
Bust of George Sharp, Esq., ARHA
1852
Christ Blessing Little Children
1854
Surgeon Cusack
1859
Bust of the Rev. Dr Manning
1859
Bust of a Lady
1861
Bust of a Child
1861
£5
Titania
1861
Clio - a statue in Plaster
1862
Marble Bust of a young Girl
1863
Sculptor listed as J.Lawler. Presumed a typing error, and should be J. Lawlor. Same residence in London as J. Lawlor.
Bust
1863
Sculptor listed as J. Lawler. Presumed to be a typing error and should read J. Lawlor.
The Fugitive
1864
The Mother's Care
1865
Bust of M. Lawlor
1865
Sculptor listed as J. Lawler. Presumed to be J. Lawlor.
Dante in Exile
1870
Sculptor listed as John Lawler, ARHA. Presumed to be John Lawlor, ARHA.
Musing
1870
Sculptor listed a John Lawler, ARHA. Presumed to be John Lawlor, ARHA.
Titania
1870
Lashed to the Helm
1870
Sculptor listed as John Lawler, ARHA. Presumed to be John Lawlor, ARHA.
Mater Dolorosa
1880
R. Waller, PLSA
1880 (Presumed)
The Bather
1880 (Presumed)
A Girl
1880 (Presumed)
Dancing Nymphs
1880 (Presumed)
Dante in Exile
1880 (Presumed)
The Blind Girl of Castle Cullie
1880 (Presumed)
Bust
1883
Bust
1883
Bust of John O'Leary, Esq.
1885
Penseroso
1885
Locations
Address 30 Wyndham Street Bryanston Square London | View on map
1850 (Circa) - 1853 (Circa)
Also used this address in 1859 by which time giving his address as 101 Stanhope Street
Address 101 Stanhope Street Hampstead Road London | View on map
1853 (Circa) - 1867 (Circa)
Address 133 Stanhope Street Hampstead Road London | View on map
1866 (Circa) - 1868 (Circa)
Address 233 Stanhope Street Hampstead Road London NW | View on map
1868 (Circa) - 1884 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The International Exhibition, London, 1862
'Clio'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1851
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1852
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1854
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1859
'Bust of the Rev. Dr Manning'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1861
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1862
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1863
'Bust'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1864
'Bust of a Young Sculptor'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1865
'The Mother's Care'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1870
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1880
'Mater Dolorosa'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1883
'Bust'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1884
'Bust of P. Merritt, Esq.'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1885
Multiple works
Exhibited at Yorkshire Fine Art Society, Autumn Exhibition, 1880
'The Bather'
Exhibited at Royal Manchester Institution, Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, 1876
Multiple works
Exhibited at Art Union of London Statuette Competition, 1851
'Solitude'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
Exhibited at Exposition des produits de l'industrie de toutes les nations (Paris), 1855
p.55
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1848 - 1879
Exhibited 27 times.
Exhibited at Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (London), 1851
1851
Exhibited at Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures (and Loan Museum of Works of Art), 1872
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture.
p. 83, no. 91:' Head of a Nymph'.
Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 40-0-0.
Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 15-15-0, in marble.
p. 84, no. 110:' His Eminence Cardinal Cullen'. Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 7-7-0. [presumed a cast as marble version of same subject on offer at 15-15-0].
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures: the eighth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1878
1878
'"Nobody ax'd you, sir," she said' (cat. no. 1032, £40); Blind girl of Castel Cuille - from Longfellow's translation (cat. no. 1057, £40).
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures: the eleventh (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1881
1881
A Morning Rehearsal (cat. no. 1431, £60).
Institutional and Business Connections
Elected to membership of Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts of Painters, Sculptors, Architects and Engravers
1862
ARHA, 1862.
Unsuccessful in ballot for election to Royal Academy of Arts
Despite nominations from two different pairs of artists.
Personal and Professional Connections
Aunt/uncle of Michael Lawlor
Nominated by Samuel Cousins
15 December 1866
For RA; unsuccessful.
Nominated by Patrick MacDowell
24 May 1867
For RA; unsuccessful.
Seconded by Charles West Cope
15 December 1866
For RA; unsuccessful.
Seconded by Charles Landseer
21 January 1868
For RA; unsuccessful.
Taught Michael Lawlor
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor in marble'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor'
Sources
Catalogue of the Autumn Exhibition (Yorkshire Fine Art Society, Leeds) 1880
1880
Cat. No. 511, 515, 525, 533, 542, pp. 54, 55, 56, 57, x
Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1876
1876
Cat. No. 929, pp. 81, 92
Catalogue of the First Spring Exhibition 1880
1880
Cat. Nos. 723, 726, 728, 734, 739, 767, pp. 63, 64, 66, xiv
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
Ref: Class: HO107; Piece: 1489; Folio: 52; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87816.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Ref: Class: RG11; Piece: 211; Folio: 41; Page: 11; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341046.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 464; Folio: 129; Page: 3
International exhibition 1862, official catalogue, fine art department
1862
Liverpool autumn exhibition of modern pictures, 1881 Walker Art Gallery
1881
pp. 81-82.
Official Catalogue of the Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures and Loan Museum of Works of Art, 1872
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture.
p. 83, no. 91:' Head of a Nymph'.
Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 40-0-0.
Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 15-15-0, in marble.
p. 84, no. 110:' His Eminence Cardinal Cullen'. Owned by the artist and offered for sale at 7-7-0. [presumed a cast as marble version of same subject on offer at 15-15-0].
Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1860
p. 1803
Royal Academy of Arts Nominations for Associateship, 1866-1906
1906
See entries for 1866.
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the Thirty-Fifth Exhibition, 1863
1863
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the Thirty-Fourth Exhibition, 1862
1862
The Builder, Vol. IX, No. 441, 19 July 1851
19 July 1851
p. 446
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
1852
p.64
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
1855
p.55
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1851 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1851
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1852 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1852
cat. no. 369
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1854 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1854
Citing this record
'John Lawlor ARHA', 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/person.php?id=msib3_1202398173, accessed 25 Mar 2023]
