John Henry Campbell (1755-1828) Muckross Abbey; Anthill Bridge; Brickeen Bridge; and another Kerry View A set of four, watercolour, 30 x 43cm (11¾ x 17'') The son of an Englishman who settled in Dublin, John Henry attended the Dublin Societys Schools before establishing himself as a landscape painter in Dublin.Walter Strickland notes that he sent a drawing,Moonlightto an exhibition held at Allens on Dame Street. The following year he exhibited two works at Parliament House, followed by four landscapes in 1802, two in 1804 and further oils and watercolours between 1809 and 1819. He contributed to the opening exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1826 and again in 1828. Strickland observedamongst his watercolours are aView of Dublin, Howth, etc., from Huband Bridge,exhibited in 1809 and now in the National Museum, Kildare Street; aView near Rostrevorin the National Gallery of Ireland; and aBridge over the Dodder, Upper Rathmines,in the possession of Mr. J. C. Nairn, 13 Westland Row. In the British Museum are two drawings by him:The Little Sugar-Loaf,dated 1806, andRathgar Castle,dated 1807. Campbell maintained a well regarded position among his peers and still ranks highly for his watercolour works in particular. His daughter, Cecilia Margaret was also a noted painter in oils and watercolours and married the artist George Nairn ARHA. John Henry Campbell (1755-1828) Muckross Abbey; Anthill Bridge; Brickeen Bridge; and another Kerry View A set of four, watercolour, 30 x 43cm (11¾ x 17'') The son of an Englishman who settled in Dublin, John Henry attended the Dublin Societys Schools before establishing himself as a landscape painter in Dublin.Walter Strickland notes that he sent a drawing,Moonlightto an exhibition held at Allens on Dame Street. The following year he exhibited two works at Parliament House, followed by four landscapes in 1802, two in 1804 and further oils and watercolours between 1809 and 1819. He contributed to the opening exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1826 and again in 1828. Strickland observedamongst his watercolours are aView of Dublin, Howth, etc., from Huband Bridge,exhibited in 1809 and now in the National Museum, Kildare Street; aView near Rostrevorin the National Gallery of Ireland; and aBridge over the Dodder, Upper Rathmines,in the possession of Mr. J. C. Nairn, 13 Westland Row. In the British Museum are two drawings by him:The Little Sugar-Loaf,dated 1806, andRathgar Castle,dated 1807. Campbell maintained a well regarded position among his peers and still ranks highly for his watercolour works in particular. His daughter, Cecilia Margaret was also a noted painter in oils and watercolours and married the artist George Nairn ARHA.
John Henry Campbell (1755-1828) Muckross Abbey; Anthill Bridge; Brickeen Bridge; and another Kerry View A set of four, watercolour, 30 x 43cm (11¾ x 17'') The son of an Englishman who settled in Dublin, John Henry attended the Dublin Societys Schools before establishing himself as a landscape painter in Dublin.Walter Strickland notes that he sent a drawing,Moonlightto an exhibition held at Allens on Dame Street. The following year he exhibited two works at Parliament House, followed by four landscapes in 1802, two in 1804 and further oils and watercolours between 1809 and 1819. He contributed to the opening exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1826 and again in 1828. Strickland observedamongst his watercolours are aView of Dublin, Howth, etc., from Huband Bridge,exhibited in 1809 and now in the National Museum, Kildare Street; aView near Rostrevorin the National Gallery of Ireland; and aBridge over the Dodder, Upper Rathmines,in the possession of Mr. J. C. Nairn, 13 Westland Row. In the British Museum are two drawings by him:The Little Sugar-Loaf,dated 1806, andRathgar Castle,dated 1807. Campbell maintained a well regarded position among his peers and still ranks highly for his watercolour works in particular. His daughter, Cecilia Margaret was also a noted painter in oils and watercolours and married the artist George Nairn ARHA. John Henry Campbell (1755-1828) Muckross Abbey; Anthill Bridge; Brickeen Bridge; and another Kerry View A set of four, watercolour, 30 x 43cm (11¾ x 17'') The son of an Englishman who settled in Dublin, John Henry attended the Dublin Societys Schools before establishing himself as a landscape painter in Dublin.Walter Strickland notes that he sent a drawing,Moonlightto an exhibition held at Allens on Dame Street. The following year he exhibited two works at Parliament House, followed by four landscapes in 1802, two in 1804 and further oils and watercolours between 1809 and 1819. He contributed to the opening exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1826 and again in 1828. Strickland observedamongst his watercolours are aView of Dublin, Howth, etc., from Huband Bridge,exhibited in 1809 and now in the National Museum, Kildare Street; aView near Rostrevorin the National Gallery of Ireland; and aBridge over the Dodder, Upper Rathmines,in the possession of Mr. J. C. Nairn, 13 Westland Row. In the British Museum are two drawings by him:The Little Sugar-Loaf,dated 1806, andRathgar Castle,dated 1807. Campbell maintained a well regarded position among his peers and still ranks highly for his watercolour works in particular. His daughter, Cecilia Margaret was also a noted painter in oils and watercolours and married the artist George Nairn ARHA.
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