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b. 1848 - d. 1874

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      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) St Mary's Cathedral, Plympton, Plymouth signed, o
        Nov. 21, 2024

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) St Mary's Cathedral, Plympton, Plymouth signed, o

        Est: £50 - £70

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) St Mary's Cathedral, Plympton, Plymouth signed, oil on canvas, 24cm x 19.5cm

        Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
      • HENRY FOLEY (1840-1874); oil on canvas, figures in Continental village scene, signed, 35 x 24cm, framed.
        Nov. 01, 2024

        HENRY FOLEY (1840-1874); oil on canvas, figures in Continental village scene, signed, 35 x 24cm, framed.

        Est: £80 - £120

        HENRY FOLEY (1840-1874); oil on canvas, figures in Continental village scene, signed, 35 x 24cm, framed.

        Adam Partridge Auctioneers
      • HENRY FOLEY, VEGETABLE MARKET, VENICE 1880,
        Oct. 17, 2024

        HENRY FOLEY, VEGETABLE MARKET, VENICE 1880,

        Est: $300 - $500

        HENRY FOLEY, VEGETABLE MARKET, VENICE 1880, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 35 X 24CM, FRAME SIZE: 60 X 49CM

        Leonard Joel
      • Henry Foley (British fl. 1870-1880), Venice from t
        Jun. 20, 2024

        Henry Foley (British fl. 1870-1880), Venice from t

        Est: £100 - £200

        Henry Foley (British fl. 1870-1880), Venice from the Lagoon, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 20 x 25.5cm. Framed Relined, some fine craquelure, retouchings visible under u.v. light,

        Ewbank's
      • HENRY FOLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1874) - LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS.
        Feb. 07, 2024

        HENRY FOLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1874) - LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS.

        Est: $300 - $600

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) - Landscape, Oil on Canvas. Signed. 61.5x51cm.

        Pasarel
      • Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) Oil on Canvas, "Conntinental Canal Scene", H 10" W 8"
        Jan. 19, 2024

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) Oil on Canvas, "Conntinental Canal Scene", H 10" W 8"

        Est: $400 - $700

        Signed in the lower left. European canal scene with a cathedral in the background. Having a giltwood and gesso frame, H 14", W 12". Provenance: From the Estate of Prominent Collector, Leon Zielinski, Macomb County, MI

        DuMouchelles
      • HENRY FOLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1874) - LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS.
        Dec. 14, 2023

        HENRY FOLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1874) - LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS.

        Est: $300 - $600

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) - Landscape, Oil on Canvas. Signed. 61.5x51cm.

        Pasarel
      • HENRY FOLEY, BRITISH 1848-1874, EUROPEAN MARKET SCENE, Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 29 x 25 in. (73.7 x 63.5 cm.)
        Apr. 06, 2023

        HENRY FOLEY, BRITISH 1848-1874, EUROPEAN MARKET SCENE, Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 29 x 25 in. (73.7 x 63.5 cm.)

        Est: $400 - $600

        HENRY FOLEY BRITISH, 1848-1874 EUROPEAN MARKET SCENE Oil on canvas Lower right signed: H Foley

        Potomack Company
      • Henry Foley (Bristish, fl. 1840-1874) A framed oil on canvas of Edinburgh Castle 34 x 24 cm)
        Apr. 08, 2022

        Henry Foley (Bristish, fl. 1840-1874) A framed oil on canvas of Edinburgh Castle 34 x 24 cm)

        Est: £50 - £70

        Henry Foley (Bristish, fl. 1840-1874) A framed oil on canvas of Edinburgh Castle 34 x 24 cm)

        Hannam's Auctioneers
      • HENRY FOLEY, STRAssENANSICHT, VERM. EDINBURGH
        Mar. 11, 2022

        HENRY FOLEY, STRAssENANSICHT, VERM. EDINBURGH

        Est: €450 - €900

        HENRY FOLEY 1848 - 1874 Active in Great Britain Street view, prob. Edinburgh Oil on canvas. 61 x 51 cm (F. 88 x 79 cm). Signed lower left 'H. Foley'. Slightly soiled, craquellée. Framed. HENRY FOLEY 1848 - 1874 Taetig in Grobritannien Strassenansicht, verm. Edinburgh OEl auf Leinwand. 61 x 51 cm (R. 88 x 79 cm). Signiert unten links 'H. Foley'. Leicht verschmutzt, Kraquellée. Rahmen.

        Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
      • John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
        Sep. 27, 2021

        John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851 bronze signed and dated lower left h:13  w:20 d:10 in. In 1834 the sixteen-year old John Henry Foley left his native Dublin for London, following in the footsteps of his elder brother Edward, already established at the sculpture workshop of the celebrated Mr Behnes. He enrolled in the school of the Royal Academy and quickly won a studentship for ten years with The Death of Abel. This piece and Innocence, perhaps inspired by his sister Martha, were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 to great acclaim. Foley's talent was recognised by the influential Art Journal. The following year Ino and Bacchus was exhibited, to even greater acclaim.In both subject matter and style it is a neo-classical piece. That is to say it imitates the art of ancient Greece and Rome.The infant Bacchus lies on his back, smiling, reaching for the bunch of grapes dangled above him by the bare- breasted Ino who lies, smiling, at his side and leans over him. The naturalness, charm and wit of the piece affected all who saw it. Prince Albert, the Queen's consort, was enthusiastic.Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, commissioned a marble copy for his gallery at Bridgewater House. This poet-politician had inherited property worth £90,000 a year and a fabulous collection of paintings. He was sworn to the privy councils of both Britain and Ireland. He translated French and German literature - he was London's equivalent of Macaenas, Rome's great patron of the Arts.Ino and Bacchus marked a turning point in the career of the twenty-two year old from Montgomery Street, Dublin, (Now Foley Street, just north of Talbot Street.) Son of Jesse Foley, glass-blower turned grocer, and Eliza Byrne, from Wicklow. It launched him upon a career-path that led to the heart of Victorian society and major commissions for projects across the imperial globe from Galway to Calcutta.At first sight, Ino and Bacchus offers a domestic scene that might be set anywhere from Moycullen to Mayfair. Foley and Egerton knew there was more to it. Around the couch upon which the figures lie is a kind of frieze displaying leaves, fruit and faces from the pantheon of classical gods. This reminds us that the woman and child in whose play we delight are not figures from a back garden in Kensington but from the harsh, complicated milieu of Greek mythology, which has little to offer in the way of innocence. Ino was one of four daughters of Cadmus, founder of Thebes. She married Athamas, king of Boeotia, when his first spouse Neplele, the cloud goddess, having given birth to Phrixus and Helle, returned to the sky. Ino bore Athamas two sons, Learchus and Melicertes but she was jealous of her stepchildren and plotted their death...Bacchus (Dionysus in his Greek expression) was the son of Ino's sister Semele by Zeus (God-the-father in the Greek pantheon). Ino's nursing Bacchus angered Hera, wife and sister of Zeus. She persuaded Tisiphone, a fury from Hell, to attack Athamas and Ino and drive them mad. Athamas, convinced that Ino and her babies were a lioness and two cubs, tore Learchus from Ino's arms and flung him against a wall. Ino, still holding Melicertes, climbed a cliff near the water and leapt into the sea. But, Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, called on Poseidon, God of the Sea, to change mother and son into sea-creatures...Bacchus, God of Wine (trademark the grape), gives his name in this, its Latinate, form to the Dionysiac orgies - bacchanalia - that accompanied his worship. The ceremonies of Bacchus were marked by ecstatic abandon and included drunkenness, wild dancing and the dismemberment of wild animals. Maenads (female followers of Bacchus) became possessed by the wanton spirit of the God. With satyrs (preternatural male followers of the same) they sang, danced, played music, drank wine and existed in almost perpetual state of sexual excitement. Rome banned bacchanalia in 186 BC. (1)The story of these essential figures of Greek mythology has been told many times in different literatures and represented many times in various ways in the visual arts tradition of Europe. A plaster-cast of the model can be found in the permanent collection of the Royal Dublin Society. Ronan Sheehan, January 2015 Footnote: 1. The mythological data given here is drawn from The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in Art. Ronan Sheehan is author of Foley's Asia: A Sketchbook, Lilliput Press, Dublin 1999.

        Whyte's
      • Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) "Fishing by the Mill" Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 36 x 28-1/4 inches
        Sep. 14, 2021

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) "Fishing by the Mill" Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 36 x 28-1/4 inches

        Est: $300 - $500

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874) "Fishing by the Mill" Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 36 x 28-1/4 inches

        Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
      • Henry Foley (British, fl.1848-1874)
        Dec. 09, 2020

        Henry Foley (British, fl.1848-1874)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Henry Foley (British, fl.1848-1874) The Castle Hill, Edinburgh signed lower left 'H Foley' and inscribed to the reverse 'The Castle Hill / Edinburgh / H. Foley' oil on board 25.5 x 20.5cm Footnote: Provenance: Sotheby’s, Edinburgh, 28th April 1992, lot 121, where acquired by the late husband of the present owner

        Cheffins
      • HENRY FOLEY 1848-1874 OIL ON CANVAS Continental s
        Oct. 30, 2020

        HENRY FOLEY 1848-1874 OIL ON CANVAS Continental s

        Est: £150 - £250

        HENRY FOLEY 1848-1874 OIL ON CANVAS Continental street scene 60cm high, 49.5cm wide - signed and in gilt moulded frame

        Hutchinson Scott Limited
      • ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas
        Nov. 11, 2019

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas

        Est: $300 - $500

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas 29.5 x 45cm   

        Gibson's
      • ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas
        Aug. 06, 2019

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas

        Est: $400 - $600

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas 29.5 x 45cm   

        Gibson's
      • ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas
        Apr. 28, 2019

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas

        Est: $400 - $600

        ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY FOLEY (ENGLISH, 1848-1874) Untitled (Santa Maria Burgos) oil on canvas 29.5 x 45cm   

        Gibson's
      • Henry Foley, UK, 1848-1874, Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century, Oil on Panel, 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed
        Mar. 07, 2019

        Henry Foley, UK, 1848-1874, Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century, Oil on Panel, 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed

        Est: $300 - $400

        Henry Foley UK, 1848-1874 Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century Oil on Panel Signed lower right. Original Frame, inscribed: "Antwerp." H.J. Foley 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed

        Barridoff Auctions
      • HENRY FOLEY OIL ON CANVAS DUTCH STREET SCENE
        Jan. 20, 2019

        HENRY FOLEY OIL ON CANVAS DUTCH STREET SCENE

        Est: $500 - $1,000

        HENRY FOLEY (UK, 1848-1874), OIL ON CANVAS, H 14", W 10" DUTCH STREET SCENE :Signed on verso. "Hotel de ville Holdorstrad" Street scene with city hall. Frame 19" x 15".

        DuMouchelles
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Street Scene with Figures and a Cart, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 14.25" x 10.25".
        Nov. 28, 2018

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Street Scene with Figures and a Cart, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 14.25" x 10.25".

        Est: £150 - £200

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Street Scene with Figures and a Cart, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 14.25" x 10.25".

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • Henry Foley, UK, 1848-1874, Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century, Oil on Panel, 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed
        Oct. 27, 2018

        Henry Foley, UK, 1848-1874, Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century, Oil on Panel, 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed

        Est: $400 - $600

        Henry Foley UK, 1848-1874 Antwerp Cityscape, 19th Century Oil on Panel Signed lower right. Original Frame, inscribed: "Antwerp." H.J. Foley 20" x 16" Actual, 27.25" x 23.5" Framed

        Barridoff Auctions
      • Henry Foley (British 1848-1874)/Continental Townscape/signed/oil on canvas, 25cm x 20cm
        Sep. 19, 2018

        Henry Foley (British 1848-1874)/Continental Townscape/signed/oil on canvas, 25cm x 20cm

        Est: £300 - £400

        Henry Foley (British 1848-1874)/Continental Townscape/signed/oil on canvas, 25cm x 20cm

        Chorley's
      • HENRY FOLEY (1848-1874) British Figures in Continental Street Scenes Oils o
        Sep. 12, 2018

        HENRY FOLEY (1848-1874) British Figures in Continental Street Scenes Oils o

        Est: £300 - £500

        HENRY FOLEY (1848-1874) British Figures in Continental Street Scenes Oils on canvas, signed, framed. 25 x 35 cm. (a pair) (2)

        Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874), WEST BOW. EDINBURGH, 1864, Oil on canvas laid down to masonite board; inscribed “H. Foley”, titled and dated “64” in black marker to the masonite verso, 16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm
        Jun. 28, 2018

        Henry Foley (1848-1874), WEST BOW. EDINBURGH, 1864, Oil on canvas laid down to masonite board; inscribed “H. Foley”, titled and dated “64” in black marker to the masonite verso, 16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm

        Est: $500 - $700

        HENRY FOLEY (1848-1874), BRITISHWEST BOW. EDINBURGH, 1864Oil on canvas laid down to masonite board; inscribed “H. Foley”, titled and dated “64” in black marker to the masonite verso16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cmEstimate: $500—700

        Waddington's
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 8" x 10".
        May. 23, 2018

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 8" x 10".

        Est: £150 - £200

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, Oil on Canvas, Signed, and Indistinctly Inscribed on reverse, 8" x 10".

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 View of Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick
        May. 31, 2017

        Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 View of Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick

        Est: €500 -

        Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 View of Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick Oil paint on canvas Firmado. En el reverso del bastidor, localizado After una inscripción; en el lienzo, una inscripción prácticamente ilegible 35,5x25,5 cm Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 Vista del hospital de Leicester en Warwick Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado. En el reverso del bastidor, localizado según una inscripción; en el lienzo, una inscripción prácticamente ilegible 35,5x25,5 cm

        Balclis
      • Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 Vista del hospital de Leicester en Warwick Óleo sobre lienzo
        Mar. 15, 2017

        Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 Vista del hospital de Leicester en Warwick Óleo sobre lienzo

        Est: €500 -

        Henry Foley Reino Unido 1848 - 1874 Vista del hospital de Leicester en Warwick Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado. En el reverso del bastidor, localizado según una inscripción; en el lienzo, una inscripción prácticamente ilegible 35,5x25,5 cm

        Balclis
      • LANDSCHAFT MIT AUFZIEHENDEM REGEN
        Mar. 11, 2017

        LANDSCHAFT MIT AUFZIEHENDEM REGEN

        Est: -

        HENRY FOLEY 1848 - 1874 Tätig in Grobritannien Landschaft mit aufziehendem Regen Öl auf Leinwand. 20,5 x 30 cm. Signiert unten rechts 'H. Foley'. Verso: auf dem Rahmen ein altes Etikett 'S. K...El... Sons; Fine Art Dealers & Frame Maker; ...Foley'. Rahmen.

        Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
      • Henry Foley, Venedigansicht
        Feb. 25, 2017

        Henry Foley, Venedigansicht

        Est: €450 - €675

        Canal Grande mit Gondeln und Booten und die Fassade des Dogenpalasts sowie die Kuppel des Markusdoms, im morgendlichem Dunst, unter locker bewölktem Himmel, leicht pastose Malerei, Öl auf Leinwand, Mitte 19. Jh., links unten signiert „H. Foley“, rückseitig Etikett „H. Foley Venetian Canal Scene 16 in x 6 in.“, Craquelure, minimal retuschiert, in geschweiften, durchbrochen gearbeiteten Goldstuckrahmen gerahmt, Falzmaß ca. 17 x 42 cm.

        Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, with Figures by the Water, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 12" x 20".
        Dec. 21, 2016

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, with Figures by the Water, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 12" x 20".

        Est: £300 - £400

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) British. A Continental Town Scene, with Figures by the Water, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 12" x 20".

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
        Sep. 26, 2016

        John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851

        Est: €3,000 - €5,000

        signed and dated lower left

        Whyte's
      • Henry Foley (1848 - 1874), pair oils on canvas - French Cathedral townscape
        Jun. 22, 2016

        Henry Foley (1848 - 1874), pair oils on canvas - French Cathedral townscape

        Est: £150 - £200

        Henry Foley (1848 - 1874), pair oils on canvas - French Cathedral townscapes, signed, 36cm x 26cm

        Reeman Dansie
      • Painting, Henry Foley
        Mar. 19, 2016

        Painting, Henry Foley

        Est: $400 - $600

        Henry Foley (British, 1848-1874), "The Hotel Gastonbury," circa 1885, oil on canvas, signed lower right, title label attached verso, overall (with frame): 17"h x 14"w

        Clars Auctions
      • Henry Foley (1848-1876) Oil on Canvas
        Feb. 13, 2016

        Henry Foley (1848-1876) Oil on Canvas

        Est: $700 - $1,200

        Painting of a market scene near Knightsbridge in England, a cathedral rising in the distance. Signed lower left "H. Foley." Housed in a carved gilt frame in a foliage motif. 24 inches height, 20.5 inches width sight. 30.25 inches height, 26.25 inches width framed. 24"H x 20.25"W. Good.

        Peachtree & Bennett
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings - "St Michael's Mount" and "Town on the Rhine, canva
        Apr. 14, 2015

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings - "St Michael's Mount" and "Town on the Rhine, canva

        Est: £1,200 - £1,600

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings - "St Michael's Mount" and "Town on the Rhine, canvases each 10ins x 18ins, both signed, in gilt frames and glazed

        Canterbury Auction Galleries
      • John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851
        Feb. 23, 2015

        John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851

        Est: €3,000 - €4,000

        John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851 bronze signed and dated lower left h:9.50  w:18.50 d:6.50 in. Dimensions of base 3.4 by 20 by 9.5in. In 1834 the sixteen-year old John Henry Foley left his native Dublin for London, following in the footsteps of his elder brother Edward, already established at the sculpture workshop of the celebrated Mr Behnes. He enrolled in the school of the Royal Academy and quickly won a studentship for ten years with The Death of Abel. This piece and Innocence, perhaps inspired by his sister Martha, were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 to great acclaim. Foley's talent was recognised by the influential Art Journal. The following year Ino and Bacchus was exhibited, to even greater acclaim. In both subject matter and style it is a neo-classical piece. That is to say it imitates the art of ancient Greece and Rome. The infant Bacchus lies on his back, smiling, reaching for the bunch of grapes dangled above him by the bare- breasted Ino who lies, smiling, at his side and leans over him. The naturalness, charm and wit of the piece affected all who saw it. Prince Albert, the Queen's consort, was enthusiastic. Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, commissioned a marble copy for his gallery at Bridgewater House. This poet-politician had inherited property worth £90,000 a year and a fabulous collection of paintings. He was sworn to the privy councils of both Britain and Ireland. He translated French and German literature - he was London's equivalent of Macaenas, Rome's great patron of the Arts. Ino and Bacchus marked a turning point in the career of the twenty-two year old from Montgomery Street, Dublin, (Now Foley Street, just north of Talbot Street.) Son of Jesse Foley, glass-blower turned grocer, and Eliza Byrne, from Wicklow. It launched him upon a career-path that led to the heart of Victorian society and major commissions for projects across the imperial globe from Galway to Calcutta. At first sight, Ino and Bacchus offers a domestic scene that might be set anywhere from Moycullen to Mayfair. Foley and Egerton knew there was more to it. Around the couch upon which the figures lie is a kind of frieze displaying leaves, fruit and faces from the pantheon of classical gods. This reminds us that the woman and child in whose play we delight are not figures from a back garden in Kensington but from the harsh, complicated milieu of Greek mythology, which has little to offer in the way of innocence. Ino was one of four daughters of Cadmus, founder of Thebes. She married Athamas, king of Boeotia, when his first spouse Neplele, the cloud goddess, having given birth to Phrixus and Helle, returned to the sky. Ino bore Athamas two sons, Learchus and Melicertes but she was jealous of her stepchildren and plotted their death...Bacchus (Dionysus in his Greek expression) was the son of Ino's sister Semele by Zeus (God-the-father in the Greek pantheon). Ino's nursing Bacchus angered Hera, wife and sister of Zeus. She persuaded Tisiphone, a fury from Hell, to attack Athamas and Ino and drive them mad. Athamas, convinced that Ino and her babies were a lioness and two cubs, tore Learchus from Ino's arms and flung him against a wall. Ino, still holding Melicertes, climbed a cliff near the water and leapt into the sea. But, Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, called on Poseidon, God of the Sea, to change mother and son into sea-creatures... Bacchus, God of Wine (trademark the grape), gives his name in this, its Latinate, form to the Dionysiac orgies - bacchanalia - that accompanied his worship. The ceremonies of Bacchus were marked by ecstatic abandon and included drunkenness, wild dancing and the dismemberment of wild animals. Maenads (female followers of Bacchus) became possessed by the wanton spirit of the God. With satyrs (preternatural male followers of the same) they sang, danced, played music, drank wine and existed in almost perpetual state of sexual excitement. Rome banned bacchanalia in 186 BC. (1) The story of these essential figures of Greek mythology has been told many times in different literatures and represented many times in various ways in the visual arts tradition of Europe. A plaster-cast of the model can be found in the permanent collection of the Royal Dublin Society. Ronan Sheehan January 2015 (1) The mythological data given here is drawn from The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in Art Ronan Sheehan is author of Foley's Asia: A Sketchbook, Lilliput Press, Dublin 1999.

        Whyte's
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings -
        Oct. 07, 2014

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings -

        Est: £1,500 - £2,000

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) - Pair of oil paintings - "St Michael's Mount" and "Town on the Rhine, canvases each 10ins x 18ins, both signed, in gilt frames and glazed

        Canterbury Auction Galleries
      • Henry Foley, (19th Century British) NUMEROUS
        May. 29, 2014

        Henry Foley, (19th Century British) NUMEROUS

        Est: £250 - £350

        Henry Foley, (19th Century British) NUMEROUS FIGURES IN A STREET WITH LARGE CHURCH BEHIND Oil on canvas, signed, 29 x 39cm, reframed.

        Eldreds Auctioneers and Valuers
      • HENRY FOLEY (British 1848-1874) A PAINTING, "Fishing by the Mill,"
        Feb. 23, 2014

        HENRY FOLEY (British 1848-1874) A PAINTING, "Fishing by the Mill,"

        Est: $300 - $500

        HENRY FOLEY (British 1848-1874) A PAINTING, "Fishing by the Mill," oil on canvas, signed L/R. 36" x 28 1/4" Framed.

        Simpson Galleries, LLC
      • Attributed to Henry Foley, British 1848-1874- "In
        Jan. 19, 2013

        Attributed to Henry Foley, British 1848-1874- "In

        Est: £150 - £200

        Attributed to Henry Foley, British 1848-1874- "In the Pyrenees" and "Bidassoa"; oils on canvas, a pair, in matching gilt composition frames, 18x36cm., ea., (2)

        Roseberys
      • HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - A Dutch Street Scene.
        Jul. 26, 2012

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - A Dutch Street Scene.

        Est: £100 - £150

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - A Dutch Street Scene. Oil On Canvas. Signed And Inscribed With Signature To Reverse. 14" x 10".

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - The Torra Asineth.
        Jul. 26, 2012

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - The Torra Asineth.

        Est: £100 - £150

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH - The Torra Asineth. Oil On Canvas. Signed And Inscribed With Signature To Reverse. 14" x 10".

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH A Dutch street
        Jun. 14, 2012

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH A Dutch street

        Est: £200 - £300

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH A Dutch street scene. Oil on canvas. Signed. 14 x 10ins.

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH 'The Torra
        Jun. 14, 2012

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH 'The Torra

        Est: £200 - £300

        HENRY FOLEY (19TH CENTURY) BRITISH 'The Torra Asineth'. Oil on canvas. Signed and signed and inscribed on reverse. 14 x 10ins.

        John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
      • Henry Foley (1848-1874) European Street Scene oil on canvas signed lower right H. Foley, 14" x 10".
        May. 19, 2012

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) European Street Scene oil on canvas signed lower right H. Foley, 14" x 10".

        Est: $100 - $300

        Henry Foley (1848-1874) European Street Scene oil on canvas signed lower right H. Foley, 14" x 10".

        Nadeau's Auction Gallery
      • Henry Foley (British, 19th Century) Continental street scene 51 x 41cm.
        Nov. 16, 2010

        Henry Foley (British, 19th Century) Continental street scene 51 x 41cm.

        Est: £300 - £500

        Continental street scene Signed 'H.Foley' Oil on canvas 51 x 41cm.

        Bonhams
      • HENRY FOLEY, OILS ON CANVAS, PAIR, 10" X 8",
        Oct. 17, 2010

        HENRY FOLEY, OILS ON CANVAS, PAIR, 10" X 8",

        Est: $300 - $500

        HENRY FOLEY, OILS ON CANVAS, PAIR, 10" X 8", STREET & VENETIAN SCENES: BRITISH 1848-1874: Signed; period to later gilt frames.

        DuMouchelles
      • Henry Foley (British, 19th Century) A riverside town
        Sep. 14, 2010

        Henry Foley (British, 19th Century) A riverside town

        Est: £400 - £600

        A riverside town signed 'H.Foley' (lower left), oil on canvas 51 x 76cm (20 1/16 x 29 15/16in).

        Bonhams
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