The Royal Hibernian Academy at 200 – The Irish Times
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In 1823, while John Constable was painting winsome views of Salisbury Cathedral, Delacroix was romanticising orphans in cemeteries, and Turner was having a stab at the sublime; thirty Irish artists sent a petition to the government asking for recognition for an Irish Academy of Arts. King George IV obliged. To mark its 200th birthday, the … [Read more…]