Thomas Hickey (painter)

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Thomas Hickey's painting An Indian Lady (Indian bibi Jemdanee), 1787, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. This is probably a depiction of William Hickey's Bengali partner Jemdanee

Thomas Hickey (1741–1824) was an Irish painter.

Born in Dublin, Hickey was the son of Noah, a confectioner in Capel Street, and Anne Hickey. A younger brother was John Hickey, the sculptor. He was trained at the Royal Dublin Society schools under Robert West.[1]

Hickey painted primarily portraits and genre scenes. He traveled widely, working in India, Portugal, Italy and England, residing in Bath between 1776 and 1780. On his voyage to India, the vessel in which he was travelling was captured by French and Spanish fleets which led him to Lisbon, where, after receiving a number of commissions, he remained for several years. He eventually reached Bengal and stayed there until 1791 when he returned to England.[2] He then traveled as far as Peking, China with George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney as the expedition's official portrait painter.[3]

He returned to Ireland shortly after the death of his brother John in January 1796. In 1797, he was commissioned by Dr. Robert Emmet, State Physician for Ireland, to paint a portrait of the doctor's son,

Madras until his death in 1824.[4]

In addition to his artistic talents, he is reputed to have been a sparkling conversationalist who rarely failed to charm his sitters. The Courtauld Institute of Art (London), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Ireland, the Tate and the Victoria Art Gallery (Bath, England) are among the public collections having paintings by Thomas Hickey.[5] A number of his sketches can still be seen in

Srirangapattana at Daria Daulat Bagh.[6]

References

  1. ^ George Breeze, Studies, Summer 1983
  2. ^ Aspects of Irish Art. National Gallery of Ireland. Cahill & Co. 1974. Pg 109. Retrieved Mar. 18, 2008.
  3. ^ [1] Hickey at Ricorso.
  4. ^ J.A.H.M. Bunbury: History of Finnstown House
  5. ^ Strickland, Walter G., “A Dictionary of Irish Artists”, Irish University Press, Shannon, 1969.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Amblee Holiday Resorts, Srirangapatna". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

Gallery

  • Peter Rainier (1784-1836) in 1806, just after first being made captain at only 21 under Edward Pellew, painted in India by Thomas Hickey, National Maritime Museum
    Edward Pellew, painted in India by Thomas Hickey, National Maritime Museum
  • The Actress Elizabeth Younge with Bust of Shakespeare, oil on canvas painting by Thomas Hickey, 1774, Honolulu Museum of Art. A niche with a bust of Shakespeare in the left upper corner is not visible in this photograph.
    The Actress
    Shakespeare
    in the left upper corner is not visible in this photograph.
  • Portrait of David de Pury by Thomas Hickey
    Portrait of David de Pury by Thomas Hickey
  • Thomas Hickey, Madras: Abbé J.A. Dubois. French missionary Jean-Antoine Dubois (1766-1848)
    Thomas Hickey, Madras: Abbé J.A. Dubois. French missionary Jean-Antoine Dubois (1766-1848)
  • A painting of Purnaiah, the first dewan of Mysore and a chief military strategist and commander for Tipu during the Anglo-Mysore wars
    A painting of Purnaiah, the first dewan of Mysore and a chief military strategist and commander for Tipu during the Anglo-Mysore wars

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