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Dec. 02, 2024
Attributed to Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF REVEREND THOMAS KELLY, c.1835
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Attributed to Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF REVEREND THOMAS KELLY, c.1835 oil on canvas h:30 w:25 in. Provenance: Collection of Reverend Thomas Kelly; Thence by descent Thomas Kelly (1769 – 1855) was a Church of Ireland cleric, hymn writer and founder of the Kellyites. He was the son of Thomas Kelly (1723–1809), judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and Frances Hickie, daughter of James Jephson Hickie of Carrick on Suir, and was born at the family seat, Kellyville (formerly Derrinroe), Queen's County, on 13 July 1769. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1785, graduating in 1789. He was admitted to London's Middle Temple in 1786. In Dublin, Kelly was influenced by John Walker (1769–1833), also a Trinity College undergraduate. He had been impressed with the views of William Romaine and the Hutchinsonians. He was ordained in the Church of Ireland in 1792. Rowland Hill visited Dublin in 1793, and Kelly began to preach on grace in line with Hill's views. With others, he gave the Sunday afternoon sermons at St. Luke's Church, Dublin in early 1794. These provoked Robert Fowler, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, to prohibit them on doctrinal grounds. Kelly reacted first by preaching in unconsecrated Dublin locations: one on Plunket Street, another the Bethesda Chapel (which for a time he was a trustee). With his allies, Kelly spread his evangelical views widely in Ireland. In 1802 he founded the religious sect that became known as the Kellyites, with half a dozen congregations. In 1803 he broke with the Church of Ireland. The same year, Walker had gathered a group naming itself the Church of God, and he was expelled as a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin in 1804. Kelly died in Dublin on 14 May 1855, having acted as minister in Athy and Dublin for half a century. After his death, his congregation of Kellyites dropped away. Kelly is reckoned to have written 765 hymns, published over 51 years. In 1795, Kelly married Elizabeth Tighe, eldest daughter of William Tighe (1738–1782), of Rosanna, County Wicklow, MP for Athboy and a supporter of John Wesley, and his wife Sarah Fownes, daughter of Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet. They had two daughters, Elizabeth, who married Reverend Edward Wingfield, a younger son of the 4th Viscount Powerscourt, and Frances, who married Reverend Thomas Webber, and was the mother of General Charles Edmund Webber. See also lot ??
Whyte's
Feb. 15, 2023
In the Manner of Martin Cregan, Irish (1788-1870) 'Portrait of a Young Gentleman with white Cravat,'
Est: €200 - €300
In the Manner of Martin Cregan, Irish (1788-1870) 'Portrait of a Young Gentleman with white Cravat,' O.O.B., approx. 40cms x 34cms (16' x 13') in contemporary gilt frame. (1) Provenance:ÿMoyne Park, Galway, Mealys, October 1994.
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Sep. 02, 2020
Sir Martin Cregan PRHA (1788-1870)Portraits of Major H. Cornwall, Coldstream Guards, in Uniform and Alan Gardner Cornwall, Aged EighteenA pair, oil on panel, 32 x 26cm (12½ x 10¼'')Inscribed verso
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Sir Martin Cregan PRHA (1788-1870)Portraits of Major H. Cornwall, Coldstream Guards, in Uniform and Alan Gardner Cornwall, Aged EighteenA pair, oil on panel, 32 x 26cm (12½ x 10¼'')Inscribed verso
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2018
MARTIN CREGAN, RHA (1788-1870)
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
MARTIN CREGAN, RHA (1788-1870) A portrait of George Thompson of Clonskeagh Castle, Dublin, Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1827 Exhibited: RHA 1827, No, 23 George Thompson (1761-1860) worked at the Treasury Department at Dublin Castle, He married Eleanor Wade, daughter of John Wade of The Lodge, Co, Meath, He was an original subscriber to Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Published in 1837,Enclosed in the original gilt frame 36 x 28 inches; 92 x 71 cm.
Sheppards
Dec. 06, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870), Portrait
Est: €300 - €400
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870), Portrait of a Lady, by repute Lady Mary Stewart depicted with a young boy, O.O.C., 36'' (92cm)h x 28'' (71cm). (1)
Mealy's
Jul. 12, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870), Portrait of a Lady, by repute Lad
Est: €700 - €1,100
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870), Portrait of a Lady, by repute Lady Mary Stewart depicted with a young boy, O.O.C., 36'' (92cm)h x 28'' (71cm). (1)
Mealy's
Dec. 04, 2014
Martin Cregan, PRHA., (1788-1870)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Portrait of Mary Redmond,Oil on canvas.Exhibited: RHA 1828 No.10Provenance: Sir Thomas Nicholas Redington KCB, 1815-1862, Kilcornan House, Co. Galway.At an early age, Martin Cregan was sent to study drawing at the Dublin Society's School. He showed great promise and as a result was sent to London and entered The Studio of Sir Martin Archer Shee. He first exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1812 and was a friend of the principal artists of the day, including John Constable and Sir Edwin Landseer. In 1822, he returned to Dublin and became one of the original Members of The Royal Hibernian Academy. He contributed to the opening exhibition in 1826 and continued to exhibit regularly until his death. In total, Cregan showed 346 works. His subjects included portraits of Arthur Guinness, The Dukes of Northumberland and Leinster, and Viscount Bangor. He also exhibited 37 works at the Royal Academy and 6 at The British Institution. He was elected a Life Member of the RDS and served on the Fine Arts Committee from 1834 to 1854. A portrait of Cregan by Sir George Hayter is in the National Gallery of Ireland, alongside six of his own portraits.
Sheppards
Oct. 13, 2014
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870) A Portrait
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN CREGAN (1788-1870) A Portrait of a Woman, called Lady Gort, standing three-quarter length in a landscape, wearing a white dress and cloak Oil on canvas, 128 x 102cm In a fine Irish George IV giltwood and gesso frame. Provenance: Carrigglas Manor, Co. Longford
Adam's
Apr. 09, 2014
Martin Cregan (1788-1870) Irish. Portrait of Sir
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Martin Cregan (1788-1870) Irish. Portrait of Sir George Charles D'Aguilar KCB (1784-1855), seated in Military Uniform, Oil on Canvas, Extensively Inscribed on a label on the reverse, Indistinctly Inscribed (Uniform Col; D'A. .....), (see illustration on our website), together with an Artist Material label from Dublin, Unframed, 36" x 28".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 17, 2013
Circle of Martin Cregan (Irish, 1788-1870)
Est: £600 - £800
Portrait of a man, said to be 'Chips' Pomeroy pastel on paper laid on canvas 58.5 x 45.5cm (23 1/16 x 17 15/16in).
Bonhams
Apr. 17, 2012
Martin Cregan (British, 1788-1870) A portrait of Lady Catherine Staples (nee Hawkins) wife of Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet of County Tyrone
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
A portrait of Lady Catherine Staples (nee Hawkins) wife of Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet of County Tyrone indistinctly signed and dated '1825' (lower left) and bears inscription on a label (attached to stretcher verso), oil on canvas 128 x 101cm (50 3/8 x 39 3/4in).
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2010
Sir Martin Cregan P.R.H.A. (1788 - 1870) "Portrait
Est: €300 - €500
Sir Martin Cregan P.R.H.A. (1788 - 1870) "Portrait of the Artists Daughter, Sarah Cregan," pastel on paper, 18 1/2" x 13" (47.5cms x 33cms). (1)
Mealy's
Sep. 28, 2009
Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY oil on canvas 36 by 30cm., 14 by 12in. Born in Co. Meath, Cregan was sponsored by the Stewarts of Killymoon, Co. Tyrone, to study at the Royal Dublin Society's Drawing School, where he won medals in 1806 and 1807. Such was his aptitude he was sent to London to further his studies and there became the first and only pupil of Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA. In London he befriended Constable and Landseer among others, and began exhibiting at the RA. He returned to Dublin in 1822 and the following year became a founding member of the RHA. He was elected President of the RHA in 1832 and held the post for twenty-three years. During these years Cregan was the leading portrait painter in Ireland and by 1849 held the post of Portrait Painter to the Lord Lieutenant. Strickland described Cregan's portraits as "marked by feeling and refinement, and a good sense of colour". This portrait of Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) by Cregan is testament to Strickland's observations. Romilly is famed as a legal reformer of his day and was author of pivotal legal literature such as, Observations (1786), a retort text to Martin Madan's Thoughts on Executive Justice, which advocated an increase in capital punishments. Romilly's attempts to reform criminal law in England and his passionate efforts on behalf of humanity were to occupy his whole life and ultimately brought him public recognition and respect in his latter years. His agony at the death of his wife in 1818 led him to delirium and a swift, tragic death. A mezzotint of this portrait of Sir Samuel Romilly was made by Samuel William Reynolds (c.1818), an edition of which can be found in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG D5835), acquired from an unknown source, 1956. A watercolour portrait by Sir George Hayter of Cregan as a young man can be found in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. For a list of known works see Strickland, Vol. I, pages 224-233.
Whyte's
May. 09, 2007
Martin Cregan 1788-1870 , Portraits of Alexander Shirley Montgomery (1783-1843), his wife Anna Thomasina, née Exshaw (1783-1859), Edward John Smith (1799-1887), and his wife, Angel Theresa Montgomery (1806-1893)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
All half length, the gentlemen wearing black suits and white waistcoats, Anna Thomasina wearing a black dress and a mop cap, Angela Theresa wearing a red dress A set of four, all oil on canvas Quantity: 4
Sotheby's
Sep. 20, 2005
Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF MASTER GEORGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON with a contemporary inscribed label on reverse stating artist,
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Martin Cregan PRHA PRIA (1788-1870) PORTRAIT OF MASTER GEORGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON with a contemporary inscribed label on reverse stating artist, title and date [1848] oil on canvas 76 by 64cm., 30 by 25in. Exhibited: RHA, Dublin, 1849, catalogue no. 122 Literature: Walter Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish Artists, Vol. I, Irish University Press, Shannon, 1969, page 227 Born in Co. Meath, Cregan was sponsored by the Stewarts of Killymoon, Co. Tyrone, to study at the Royal Dublin Society's Drawing School, where he won medals in 1806 and 1807. Such was his aptitude he was sent to London to further his studies and there became the first and only pupil of Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA. In London he befriended Constable and Landseer among others, and began exhibiting at the RA. He returned to Dublin in 1822 and the following year became a founding member of the RHA. He was elected President of the RHA in 1832 and held the post for twenty- three years. During these years Cregan was the leading portrait painter in Ireland and by 1849 held the post of Portrait Painter to the Lord Lieutenant. Strickland described Cregan's portraits as 'marked by feeling and refinement, and a good sense of colour'. Cregan painted several members of the Hamilton family and their relations the Glanvilles. For a list of known works see Strickland, Vol. I, pages 224-233.
Whyte's
May. 26, 2004
Martin Cregan RHA (1788-1870)
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
Martin Cregan RHA (1788-1870) Portrait of Emma Inez Archdale Oil on canvas, 77 x 64.5 cm (30 x 25") Signed
Adam's