Christopher Moore RHA, MRIA, HRHA
Born 1787 (Circa)
Died 17 March 1863
Active: 1821 - 1860
Country of birth and death: Ireland
Sculptor, medallist, wax modeller
Born in Ireland and may have worked there until around 1821 when he moved to London and enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools. He was primarily a portrait artist working in wax, plaster and marble. He died in Dublin.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Model bust of the Right Rev. Dr Gartland, R.C. Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, United States
Bust of the Hon. Mrs George Villiers
Marble bust of Wm Henn, Esq., one of the Masters in H.M. Court of Chancery, Ireland
Marble bust of Alderman B. L. Guinnes, Ex-Lord Mayor of Dublin
Bust of the Honourable Mrs George Villiers
Model Statue of the late Sir M. O. Loghlin, Bart.
Bust of O'Connell, modelled in 1846
Bust of the Rt. Hon. Earl of Derby
Bust of a Yorkshire Gentleman, MP
Bust of the Rt. Hon. Earl of Carlisle when Lord Morpeth
James McDonnell, MD, FAS, 1763-1845
Model Bust of His Grace Archbishop Murray
1851
exb. cat. no. 349
Bust of the Right Honourable Lord Brougham
1851
Bust of the Countess of Clarendon
1851
Marble Bust of French Lady
1851
exb. cat. no. 354
Bust of Edmund Burke
1851
exb. cat. no. 358
Bust of Master B. Skottowe, at the age of twelve years
1851
Bust of Emily, youngest daughter of the Right Honourable H. Labouchere
1851
Bust of His Eminence Cardinal Wiseman
1849 (Circa) - 1851 (Circa)
Posthumous Marble Bust of Mrs J. Harvey Lewis
1851
Bust of the late T. S. Goodenough, Esq.
1851
cat. no. 377
Model Bust of His Grace Archbishop Murray
1851
Bust of the Right Honourable Lord Brougham
1851
Bust of the Honourable Mrs George Villiers
1851
Bust of the Countess of Clarendon
1851
Marble Bust of French Lady
1851
Bust of Edmund Burke
1851
Bust of Master B. Skottowe, at the age of twelve years
1851
Bust of Emily, youngest daughter of the Right Honourable H. Labouchere
1851
Bust of His Eminence Cardinal Wiseman
1851
Posthumous Marble Bust of Mrs J. Harvey Lewis
1851
Bust of the late T. S. Goodenough, Esq.
1851
Bust of the Rev. Dr Gartland, First R.C. Bishop of Savannagh, Georgia, United States
1852
Bust of William Mulready, Esq.
1852
Bust of the Rev. Dr Gartland, First R.C. Bishop of Savannagh, Georgia, United States
1852
Bust of William Mulready, Esq.
1852
Bust of William Henn, Esq., QC, and one of the Masters in H.M. Court of Chancery Ireland
1852
Posthumous Bust of Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA
1853
Bust of the Right Hon. the Earl of Fortescue
1853
Head of a Polish Jew - a Study
1853
exh. cat. no. 462
Bust of William Mulready, Esq., RA
1853
Bust of the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston
1853
Medallic Portrait of Lady Morgan
1854
Exhibited Medallic Portrait of Mrs Colonel Grant
1854
Medallic Portrait of Master Coke, of Holkam, now Earl of Leicester-Modelled in 1825
1854
exh. cat. no. 258
Medallic Portrait of Miss Baillie, now the Hon. Mrs Ashley
1854
Bust of the late Dr MacDonnell of Belfast
1854
Bust of the Right Honourable the Lord Chancellor
1854
Bust of the late Lord Plunkett
1854
Bust of the late Thomas Davis
1854
Bust of the late Surgeon Carmichael
1854
Bust of the late Sir Michael O'Loghlen, Bart, Master of the Rolls
1854
Bust of the Earl of Carlisle
1854
Posthumous Bust of John Busby, Esq.
1858
Moore, RHA, MRIA
The Right Honourable Maziere Brady
1858
The late Doctor McDonnell, of Belfast
1858
Jos. Evans, Esq., Portrane
1858
The Earl of Carlisle
1858
The Right Honourable Sir Edward Blakeney, Bart
1858
Colonel Larcom, BC
1858
The Late William Henn, Esq.
1858
The late Surgeon Carmichael
1858
Posthumous Bust of Miss Annie Hutton
1858
The late John Finlay, LLD
1858
Cupid Disarmed
1858
The late Most Reverend Doctor Murray
1858
Earl of Derby
1858
Posthumous Bust of Mrs Robert Kinahan
1858
The late Marquis of Anglesey
1858
Sir Philip Crampton, Bart
1858
Benjamin Lee Guinness, Esq.
1858
The Right Honourable Judge Perrin
1858
Jonathan Henn, QC
1858
Four Statuettes, Designed for a Monument of the late Lord Plunkett
1858
Marble Bust of Our National Poet, Moore
1859
Model Bust of Sir Richard Griffith, Bart
1859
Exhibition catalogue lists creator as 'Chr. Moore'.
Model Bust of the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Lefoy
1859
Model Bust of Master Britoffe Skottowe
1859
Creator listed as Chr. Moore, presumably an abbreviation of Christopher Moore.
Chief Justice Lefroy
1860
Bust of Master Denman Cropper
1861
Marble Bust of a Lady
1861
Sculptor listed as C. Moore, H.R.H.A.. Presumed an abbreviation for Christopher Moore.
Marble Bust of the Rev. H. Lloyd, SF, TCD
1861
Bust of a Gentleman
1866
Sculptor listed as the late Christopher Moore, RHA; so exhibited posthumously.
The late William Mulready, Esq., RHA
1866
sculptor listed as the late Christopher Moore
Locations
Address 22 Howland Street Fitzroy Square London | View on map
1829 (Circa) - 1860 (Circa)
Address 11 Upper Dorset Street Dublin | View on map
1858 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1851
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1852
'Bust of William Henn, Esq., QC, and one of the Masters in H.M. Court of Chancery Ireland'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1853
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1854
'Bust of the Earl of Carlisle'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1858
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1859
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1861
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1866
Multiple works
Exhibited at Annual Exhibition of the Academy of Arts (Leeds), 1853
'Bust of Cardinal Wiseman'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
'Marble bust of Alderman B. L. Guinnes, Ex-Lord Mayor of Dublin'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
p.56
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1865
Bust of Lord Palmerston (marble, cat. no. 110); Bust (marble, cat. no. 127 - catalogue annotated in pencil: 'C. J. Lefroy', possibly sitter).
Posthumous exhibition.
Exhibited at International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Dublin, 1865
no. 114. 'Bust - in Marble'.
Exhibited at Old Belfast Exhibition, in The Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, 1939
1939
Exhibited at The National Exhibition, Cork, 1852
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1821 - 1860
Exhibited 38 times (8 times from 1851 and 30 times prior to that) as many as five works per year from first showing.
Exhibited at Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures (and Loan Museum of Works of Art), 1872
1872
no. 58:'A Bacchante'
Loaned by Christopher Moore, Esq.
no. 89:'The Late Lord Plunkett'.
Loaned by E. Hutchins.
no. 106:'Sir Richard Griffith, Bart.'.
Loaned by Sir R. Griffith, Bart.
Institutional and Business Connections
Elected to membership of Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts of Painters, Sculptors, Architects and Engravers
1846
RHA from 1846. HRHA from 1854.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a sculptor. Forrer notes that Moore exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, from 1821 to 1860. He lists a number of his medallic works by the artist dating from between c.1823 and 1871. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 74.
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1365
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
p. 1803
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Artist'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
pp. 842-7
Catalogue of Exhibits relating to Old Belfast, 1939
1939
pp. 14, 22
Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of the Academy of Arts, 8 Bond Street, Leeds, 1853
1853 (Presumed)
Cat. No. 532, 535, 537, 542, 544, 545, pp. 23, 24, 29
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
Class: HO107; Piece 686; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Pancras; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 7; Line: 18; GSU roll: 438802
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 106-7
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 106
Official Catalogue of the Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures and Loan Museum of Works of Art, 1872
1872
p. 81, 83, 84 (Fine Arts, Sculpture)
Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p. 1365
Post Office London Directory, 1860 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1860
p. 1803
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
1852
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
1855
p.56
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1851 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1851
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
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1853 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1853
cat. no. 457
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1854 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1854
cat. no. 248
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1858 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1858
Citing this record
'Christopher Moore RHA, MRIA, HRHA', 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_1202399833, accessed 30 Mar 2023]
