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About Henry Edward Doyle, RHA, CB
Henry Edward Doyle, RHA, CB (1827 – 17 February 1893) was a British painter and draughtsman, and for 23 years the director of the National Gallery of Ireland.
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Doyle was the third son of John Doyle (author of the "H. B." political sketches) by Marianne, daughter of Mr. James Conan, of Dublin. He was born in 1827 in Dublin. He was an uncle of Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
On February 6, 1866, he married Jane Isabella Ball, daughter of the Right Hon. Nicholas Ball, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland., and the sister of John Ball at St. James' Church, Spanish-place, London. The ceremony was performed by Jane's brother, the Rev. Anthony Ball.
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From A Dictionary of Irish Artists 1913
He received his art education in Dublin, but spent most of his early life in London, where he worked as a draughtsman and wood-engraver. His illustrations for "Telemachus" were remarkable for their fine colour and their imagination and invention. In 1844 he made a number of small cuts for "Punch," and from 1867 to 1869 did the cartoons for "Fun," which he signed with a "Hen," or "Fusbos."
On the recommendation of Cardinal Wiseman he was appointed Commissioner for Rome in the London International Exhibition of 1862, and was created a Knight of the Order of Pius IX. Although Doyle never attained any marked success as a painter, his training and the technical knowledge he acquired were useful qualifications for the position he so admirably held in after life. He painted a few portraits, but his inclinations were towards religious art. His most important work is the decoration in the chapel of the Dominican Convent at Cabra, near Dublin, done in 1864. This consists of ten pictures on the wall of the apse in compartments separated by arabesque work; in the centre is a group of the Holy Family, and on each side are figures of the chief saints of the Dominican Order, and in the circular space above, heads of saints. All the figures are somewhat over life-size. The ceiling is painted with emblematical figures and characters from the Old Testament in four compartments. The work was executed on dry plaster.
Doyle, by his tact, his good nature and his easy and pleasant manners, made friends wherever he went and was well known and popular in London society. He was a man who had the knack of getting on in the world. When, in 1869, the Directorship of the National Gallery of Ireland became vacant by the death of George F. Mulvany, Doyle was, on the 22nd March, elected to fill the position. During his twenty-three years' tenure of the office he, by his sound judgment, pure taste and wide knowledge, made the collection under his charge one of the most interesting of the minor galleries of Europe.
He died at 55 South Street.
Famous Artist.
Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, 1869 - 1892
He was an uncle of the famous author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the "Sherlock Holmes" stories.
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Henry Edward Doyle, RHA, CB's Timeline
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1827
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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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| 1892 |
February 17, 1892
Age 65
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St Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery (Plot Grave 4425), London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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| 1893 |
February 17, 1893
Age 66
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Mayfair, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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