Mr Joseph Watkins RHA
Born 1838
Died 1871
Active: 1865 - 1869
Sculptor, medallist
Works
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Master Harry Wood (Posthumous)
Master Gerald Plunket (Posthumous)
Marble Bust, Robert Smyth, Esq.
Marble Bust of His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin
Marble Bust of Mrs Madden, Hilton, Co. Monaghan
Marble Bust of John Madden, Esq., JPDL, Hilton, Co. Monaghan
Medallion of J. G. V. Porter, Esq., JP
Medallion of C. Mills, Esq., Enniskillen
Medallion of Miss Minnie Ledrum
Medallion of Mrs Colonel Barnett
Marble Bust of R. P. Bayley, Esq., JP, and D. L. Roscommon
Marble Bust of the late Mrs O'Hagan
Marble Bust of the late Francis Brooke, Esq.
Marble Medallion - Daniel McCarthy
Marble Medallion of the late Alexander McCarthy
Medallion Portrait of a Lady 'Posthumous'
Bust of B. C. Watkins, Esq., ARHA
1864
Exhibited Bust of Master John Barnes
1865
Exhibited Bust of E. Ribton Byrne, Esq.
1865
Expectation
1865
The Right Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen
1866
John Barrington, Esq., DL, Ex Lord Mayor of Dublin (1865)
1866
Rev. A. Pollock
1866
The Rev. Charles Fleury, DD
1866
Lady Hodson
1868
The late McGough Bond, Esq., Armagh
1868
The Rev. W. R. Bailey, DD, Rector of Monaghoe
1868
The Late Mr Mansell
1868
The late Mrs Jellett
1868
Bust of a Lady
1868
The Star of Hope
1868
Bust of his Grace, the Lord Archbishop of Dublin
1868
The late Rector Marshall of Parsonstown
1868
John Wardell, Esq.
1868
The late Miss West
1868
The Rev. J. G. Porter, Rector of Kilseery
1868
Robert Sullivan, Esq., LLD
1868
Robert Smyth, Esq.
1868
Veiled Portrait of a Lady, as Night
1869
Rev. William Steele (Portora Royal School)
1869
Weighing the Chances
1869
Bust of Major de Wet
1869
P. R. P. Bayley, Esq., High Sheriff, Co. Roscommon
1869
The Right Hon. The Earl of Erne, KP
1869
Viscount Crichton, MP for Enniskillen
1869
Charles Brien, Esq.
1869
Edwin Lyne, Esq.
1869
A Medallion of Master John Steele
1869
Lady Brooke
1870
Olioll Olum, King of Munster in the 3rd Century
1870
Statuette - Portrait of a Lady
1870
Summer - In Marble
1870
S. N. E.
1870
Spring
1870
The late Alexander McCarthy, MP for Cork
1870
Heber Fionn - eldest son of Milesius, King of Spain
1870
Bust of a Lady
1870
Blanche
1871
The late Rev. Ambrose Power, Archdeacon of Lismore (Posthumous)
1871
Head of a Nymph
1871
Lady Bellingham
1871
The late Earl Derby
1871
Viscount Bangor
1871
The late Maurice Colles, Esq., MD
1871
Locations
Address Cellbridge | View on map
1868
Address 6 Stephen's Green Dublin | View on map
1871
Address 2 Leinster Street Dublin | View on map
1868 (Circa) - 1869 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1864
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1866
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1868
'The Rev. J. G. Porter, Rector of Kilseery'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1869
Multiple works
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1870
'Marble Bust of the late Mrs O'Hagan'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1871
'The late Maurice Colles, Esq., MD'
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1865
Exhibited at International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Dublin, 1865
p. 112, no. 228. ' Bust of the Lord Mayor' - plaster.
p. 112, no. 229. ' Bust of a Young Girl' - plaster.
Offered for sale 5-5-0.
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1869
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 1 time: 1869 (1 work)
Exhibited at Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures (and Loan Museum of Works of Art), 1872
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture.
p. 81, no. 51:'Summer'.
Owned by Mrs. Waktins and offered for sale at 63-0-0.
p. 82, no. 65: 'Sir Bernard Burke'.
p. 82, no. 66: 'Dr. Evans'.
p. 82, no. 67: 'Dr. Elrington'.
p. 82, no. 68: 'Dr. Colles'.
All 4 above owned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 82, no. 70:'Professor Sullivan'.
p. 82, no. 71:'Bishop of Peterboro'.
Both above owned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 82, no. 76:'Archbishop of Dublin'.
Owned by Mrs Watkins.
p. 83, no. 81: 'Kathleen Vincent'.
Owned by Mrs Vincent.
p. 83, no. 82: 'Lord O' Hagan'.
Owned by Mrs Watkins and offered for sale at 63-0-0.
p. 83, no. 83: 'Miss Polly Vincent'.
Owned by Mrs Vincent.
p. 83, no. 84: 'Head of a Nymph'.
Owned by Mrs. Watkins and offered for sale at 31-10-0.
p. 83, no. 85: 'Robert Smyth, Esq.'
Owned by Robert Smythe, Esq.
p. 84, no. 116:' Oenone (cast from the unfinished clay).
Loaned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 84. no. 117:'General Colomb'.
Loaned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 84, no. 118:'- Smith, Esq.'.
Loaned by Robert Smythe, Esq.
p. 84, no. 119:'Archbishop Trench'. Loaned by Mrs. Jelicoe.
p. 84, no. 120:'Earl of Derby'.
p. 84, no. 121:' Charles Dickens (the late)'.
p. 84, no. 122:'Spring'.
p. 84, no. 123:'Summer'.
p. 84, no. 124:'Star of Hope'.
p. 84, no. 125:'Lord O'Hagan'.
The final six objects above loaned by Mrs. Waktins.
Exhibited at International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907
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.
Institutional and Business Connections
Elected to membership of Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts of Painters, Sculptors, Architects and Engravers
1869 - 1871
RHA 1869.
Sources
International Exhibition, Dublin 1907, Fine Art Catalogue
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.
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 112, no. 228. ' Bust of the Lord Mayor' - plaster.
p. 112, no. 229. ' Bust of a Young Girl' - plaster.
Offered for sale 5-5-0.
Official Catalogue of the Dublin Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufactures and Loan Museum of Works of Art, 1872
1872
Fine Arts, Sculpture.
p. 81, no. 51:'Summer'.
Owned by Mrs. Waktins and offered for sale at 63-0-0.
p. 82, no. 65: 'Sir Bernard Burke'.
p. 82, no. 66: 'Dr. Evans'.
p. 82, no. 67: 'Dr. Elrington'.
p. 82, no. 68: 'Dr. Colles'.
All 4 above owned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 82, no. 70:'Professor Sullivan'.
p. 82, no. 71:'Bishop of Peterboro'.
Both above owned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 82, no. 76:'Archbishop of Dublin'.
Owned by Mrs Watkins.
p. 83, no. 81: 'Kathleen Vincent'.
Owned by Mrs Vincent.
p. 83, no. 82: 'Lord O' Hagan'.
Owned by Mrs Watkins and offered for sale at 63-0-0.
p. 83, no. 83: 'Miss Polly Vincent'.
Owned by Mrs Vincent.
p. 83, no. 84: 'Head of a Nymph'.
Owned by Mrs. Watkins and offered for sale at 31-10-0.
p. 83, no. 85: 'Robert Smyth, Esq.'
Owned by Robert Smythe, Esq.
p. 84, no. 116:' Oenone (cast from the unfinished clay).
Loaned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 84. no. 117:'General Colomb'.
Loaned by Mrs. Watkins.
p. 84, no. 118:'- Smith, Esq.'.
Loaned by Robert Smythe, Esq.
p. 84, no. 119:'Archbishop Trench'. Loaned by Mrs. Jelicoe.
p. 84, no. 120:'Earl of Derby'.
p. 84, no. 121:' Charles Dickens (the late)'.
p. 84, no. 122:'Spring'.
p. 84, no. 123:'Summer'.
p. 84, no. 124:'Star of Hope'.
p. 84, no. 125:'Lord O'Hagan'.
The final six objects above loaned by Mrs. Waktins.
Citing this record
'Mr Joseph Watkins RHA', 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_1203588250, accessed 23 Sep 2021]
