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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

James Mahoney

Born: 1810, Ireland, Cork   Died: 1879, UK, England, London

Illustrator and watercolourist, ARHA. Son of a joiner. It is thought that he studied in Rome. His subsequent travels throughout Italy and France inspired the watercolour townscapes he exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1842-46. Soon after, the Illustrated London News employed Mahoney to visit Clonakilty and Skibbereen in West Cork, two areas ravaged by famine, and sketch his observations; the resulting engravings swayed the public opinion and forced the British government to act. In 1856 Mahoney was elected a associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy, and in 1859 he moved to London and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy. During this time he resumed his illustrating career, working for the Illustrated London News amongst numerous other London journals and the 'Household Edition' of Charles Dickens' works.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

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The Mortons of Morton Hall PL3170 Prints1860s

The Mortons of Morton Hall PL3171 Prints1860s

The Mortons of Morton Hall PL3172 Prints1860s

The Mortons of Morton Hall PL3181 Prints1860s

The Mortons of Morton Hall PL3182 Prints1860s

The Northampton Shoemaker PL3202 Prints1860s

The Old House by the River PL3230 Prints1860s

The Old House by the River PL3231 Prints1860s

The Old Manor House PL3074 Prints1860s

The Old Manor House PL3075 Prints1860s

The Staffordshire Potter PL3203 Prints1860s

The Two Voyages PL3076 Prints1860s

Willie Tyson's Turkey PL3225 Prints1860s

Yesterday and To-Day PL3197 Prints1860s

Zoe Fane PL3140 Prints1860s

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