18th-century celeb artist gets a show; MUSEUM.Byline: By CLAUDINE LEDWIDGE-O'REILLY MUSEUM experts are attempting to revive To renew. For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute the works of an important but forgotten artist. More than 60 pieces by the 18th-century celebrity portrait painter Hugh Douglas Hamilton Hugh Douglas Hamilton (c. 1734/1739 – February 10, 1808) was an Irish artist during the mid to late 18th century. Hamilton was born in Dublin, Ireland around 1724, where he would study art under Robert West at the Dublin Society House concentrating in crayon and will go on display for the first time at the National Gallery. The show marks the 200th anniversary of his death. The Dubliner captured aristocrats, politicians and celebrities such as Lord Edward Fitzgerald Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763–4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary. He was the fifth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster (née Lady Emily Lennox) and, was born at Carton House, near Dublin. and banking heir David La Touche. Curator Anne Hodge said: "Hamilton was very highly regarded in his own day and thought of as a celebrity artist as he painted anyone who was anyone at the time. "After his death, he fell out of favour and we would like to revive his name and celebrate his wonderful works." |
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