Henry Brocas was born in Dublin in 1798. He was the fourth of the four sons of painter Henry Brocas, whom he trained under.[1][2]
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As an engraver, Brocas collaborated with his brother Samuel on a series of views of Dublin, published around 1820 for which he engraved his brother's drawings. Like his brother William, he also had a series of etchings based on Hogarth's work, and also created some caricatures for McCleary of Nassau Street, Dublin. The frontispiece of the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 1847–50 was his stipple engraved portrait of Richard Kirwan. Between 1828 and 1872 he exhibited 5 or 6 times with the Royal Hibernian Academy, showing primarily oil and watercolour landscapes of County Dublin and north County Wicklow. Brocas produced a painting of the celebrations for the visit of the viceroy Lord Clarendon to Crom castle in 1850.[1][2][3]
When his father's health declined, Brocas took over as the master of the Royal Dublin Society's School of Landscape and Ornament temporarily in May 1837. He was replaced by Robert Lucius West in March 1838, and despite resistance from the society's fine art committee, whose preferred candidate was Andrew Nicholl, Brocas was appointed master in May 1838. He was not successful at teaching, and when the Board of Trade started to fund the school in 1849, he was kept as an assistant master but ultimately dismissed in October 1854 when the London-based Department of Science and Art took over administration of the school.[1]
^ abcdeClarke, Frances (2009). "Henry Brocas In BROCAS, Henry, senior". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
^ abcdRaftery, P. J. (1961). "The Brocas Family, Notable Dublin Artists". Dublin Historical Record. 17 (1): 25–34. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30105147. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^Strickland, Walter G. (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists. Dublin: Maunsel & company, limited. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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henry, brocas, junior, henry, brocas, 1798, 1872, irish, artist, known, landscapes, engravings, henry, brocasborn1798dublin, irelanddied1873, 1873, aged, dublinnationalityirishfamilyhenry, brocas, father, james, brocas, uncle, james, henry, brocas, brother, wi. Henry Brocas 1798 1872 was an Irish artist known for his landscapes and engravings 1 Henry BrocasBorn1798Dublin IrelandDied1873 1873 00 00 aged 74 75 DublinNationalityIrishFamilyHenry Brocas father James Brocas uncle James Henry Brocas brother William Brocas brother Samuel Frederick Brocas brother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Select views of Dublin 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editHenry Brocas was born in Dublin in 1798 He was the fourth of the four sons of painter Henry Brocas whom he trained under 1 2 Career editAs an engraver Brocas collaborated with his brother Samuel on a series of views of Dublin published around 1820 for which he engraved his brother s drawings Like his brother William he also had a series of etchings based on Hogarth s work and also created some caricatures for McCleary of Nassau Street Dublin The frontispiece of the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 1847 50 was his stipple engraved portrait of Richard Kirwan Between 1828 and 1872 he exhibited 5 or 6 times with the Royal Hibernian Academy showing primarily oil and watercolour landscapes of County Dublin and north County Wicklow Brocas produced a painting of the celebrations for the visit of the viceroy Lord Clarendon to Crom castle in 1850 1 2 3 When his father s health declined Brocas took over as the master of the Royal Dublin Society s School of Landscape and Ornament temporarily in May 1837 He was replaced by Robert Lucius West in March 1838 and despite resistance from the society s fine art committee whose preferred candidate was Andrew Nicholl Brocas was appointed master in May 1838 He was not successful at teaching and when the Board of Trade started to fund the school in 1849 he was kept as an assistant master but ultimately dismissed in October 1854 when the London based Department of Science and Art took over administration of the school 1 Brocas died in 1873 1 at his home 120 Lower Baggot Street Dublin The British Museum holds a drawing by Brocas The Phoenix Park 2 Select views of Dublin editThe engravings were published in the following order Order Illustration Title Date Notes1 View of the Four Courts looking down the River Liffey Dublin2 View of the Corn Exchange Burgh Quay and Custom House Dublin3 View from Carlisle Bridge Dublin4 nbsp View of the Post Office and Nelson s Pillar Sackville Street Dublin5 View of the Lying in Hospital and Rutland Square Dublin6 View of the Castle Gate and Royal Exchange Dublin7 nbsp View of the Royal Exchange Dame Street Dublin8 View of the Bank of Ireland College Green Dublin9 College Green Dublin10 nbsp View of the Custom House from the River Liffey Dublin11 View of the Castle Chapel Dublin12 View of Trinity College from Westmoreland Street Dublin 2 13 nbsp The Ha penny Bridge Bridge Dublin14 nbsp A view of Bray Head15 A view of Dublin from the Phoenix ParkSee also editA Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of DublinReferences edit a b c d e Clarke Frances 2009 Henry Brocas In BROCAS Henry senior In McGuire James Quinn James eds Dictionary of Irish Biography Cambridge Cambridge University Press a b c d Raftery P J 1961 The Brocas Family Notable Dublin Artists Dublin Historical Record 17 1 25 34 ISSN 0012 6861 JSTOR 30105147 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Strickland Walter G 1913 A Dictionary of Irish Artists Dublin Maunsel amp company limited Retrieved 21 November 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Brocas junior amp oldid 1168391177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
