John Farrell
Born 1829
Died 1901
Active: 1846 - 1895
Country of birth and death: Ireland
Sculptor
Born in Dublin. He was the fourth son of Terence Farrell and one of six brothers who all became sculptors. John studied at the modelling school of the Royal Dublin Society (c.1846) and then at the Royal Hibernian Academy.
Works
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La Siesta
1856
The Hunter Reposing
1859
Sleeping Youth
1860
The Swimmer
1860
Bust of the Hon. and Very Rev. Henry Pakenham, DD, Dean of St Patrick's
1862
Bust of Terence Farrell, Esq., RHA
1862
The Swimmer
1862
Nora Creina
1862
The Madonna
1863
Bust of the late Alderman Roe, DL
1864
Bust of the late J. H. Power
1864
Poetess Reposing after her Triumph
1868
Bust in Plaster
1868
Judith
1871
Erin
1879
Pandora
1880
Mary Magdalen at the feet of Our Lord
1883
Hermione
1884
St Michael
1886
Susannah
1886
Zenobia
1888
Jephtha's Daughter
1889
'On she went and her maiden smile'
1890
Pastoral Life
1894
Improvisatrice
1894
Spring
1895
Locations
Address 132 Lower Gloucester Street Dublin | View on map
1856
Address 106 Gloucester Street London | View on map
1880 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1856
'La Siesta'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1859
'The Hunter Reposing'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1860
'Sleeping Youth '
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1862
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1863
'The Madonna'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1864
'Bust of the late J. H. Power'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1868
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1879
'Erin'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1880
'Pandora'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1883
'Mary Magdalen at the feet of Our Lord'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1884
'Hermione'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1886
'Susannah'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1887
'Listening to the Echoes'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1888
'Zenobia'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1889
'Jephtha's Daughter'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1890
''On she went and her maiden smile''
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1894
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1895
'Spring'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1871
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture:
A Sleeping Youth (p. 79 (14), owned by the artist); A Poetess reclining (p. 80 (16), owned by the artist, offered for sale at £400 0s. 0d.); Judith (p. 80 (35), owned by the artist, offered for sale at £400 0s. 0d.).
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of James Farrell
Daughter/son/child of Terence Farrell
John was the fourth son of Terence
Sister/sibling of Joseph Farrell
Sister/sibling of Thomas Farrell
Sister/sibling of William Farrell
Sources
Official Catalogue of the Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures and Loan Museum of Works of Art, 1872
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture.
p. 79, no. 14: 'A Sleeping Youth'. Owned by the artist.
p. 80, no. 16: 'A Poetess reclining', owned by the artist and offered for sale at 400-0-0.
p. 80, no. 35: 'Judith', owned by the artist and offered for sale at 400-0-0.
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 Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1856 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1856
Citing this record
'John Farrell', 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_1202833561, accessed 01 Apr 2023]
