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[[File:GPO Dublin.JPG|thumb|Smyth's studies of Hibernia, Mercury and Fidelity on the pediment of [[General Post Office, Dublin|Dublin's GPO]] ]]
[[File:GPO Dublin.JPG|thumb|Smyth's studies of Hibernia, Mercury and Fidelity on the pediment of [[General Post Office, Dublin|Dublin's GPO]] ]]
'''John Smyth''' (c.1776-1840) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[sculptor]].<ref name="bod">{{cite web|url = http://www.bridgesofdublin.ie/stories/Sculptor-John-Smyth | publisher = Dublin City Council | work = Bridges of Dublin | title = Sculptor John Smyth | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }} </ref> The son of sculptor [[Edward Smyth (sculptor)|Edward Smyth]] (1749–1812),<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Smyth, Edward|volume=53|no-icon=1}}</ref> John Smyth was trained at the [[Royal Dublin Society|Dublin Society's]] school, and worked with his father at [[Monto|Montgomery Street]] (now Foley Street) in Dublin.<ref name="dictionaryartists">{{cite book| url = http://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/john-smyth.php | title = A Dictionary of Irish Artists | author = Walter G. Strickland | date = 1913 | via = Libraryireland.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = The Sculptors - Edward and John Smyth and Their Works | journal = The Dublin Builder | volume = VIII | issue = 168 | page = 294 | date = 15 December 1866}}</ref> One of his first public works was a monument to John Ball in [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/works/view/49287/building/CO.+DUBLIN%2C+DUBLIN%2C+PATRICK+STREET%2C+ST+PATRICK%27S+CATHEDRAL+%28CI%29 | publisher =
'''John Smyth''' (c.1773-1840) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[sculptor]].<ref name="diabio">{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5054/SMYTH%2C+JOHN+%5B4%5D%2A | publisher = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = John Smyth - Bio | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> The son of sculptor [[Edward Smyth (sculptor)|Edward Smyth]] (1749–1812),<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Smyth, Edward|volume=53|no-icon=1}}</ref> John Smyth was trained at the [[Royal Dublin Society|Dublin Society's]] school, and worked with his father at [[Monto|Montgomery Street]] (now Foley Street) in Dublin.<ref name="dictionaryartists">{{cite book| url = http://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/john-smyth.php | title = A Dictionary of Irish Artists | author = Walter G. Strickland | date = 1913 | via = Libraryireland.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = The Sculptors - Edward and John Smyth and Their Works | journal = The Dublin Builder | volume = VIII | issue = 168 | page = 294 | date = 15 December 1866}}</ref> One of his first public works was a monument to John Ball in [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/works/view/49287/building/CO.+DUBLIN%2C+DUBLIN%2C+PATRICK+STREET%2C+ST+PATRICK%27S+CATHEDRAL+%28CI%29 | publisher = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin | accessdate = 28 November 2017}}</ref> He assisted his father, Edward, with a number of sculptures at [[Parliament House, Dublin|Parliament House]] (now Bank of Ireland), the [[King's Inns]], and with decorative plaster and stonework at the [[Chapel Royal, Dublin|Chapel Royal]] of [[Dublin Castle]].<ref name="bod">{{cite web|url = http://www.bridgesofdublin.ie/stories/Sculptor-John-Smyth | publisher = Dublin City Council | work = Bridges of Dublin | title = Sculptor John Smyth | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }} </ref> He also sculpted the statues of Mercury, Fidelity, and Hibernia for the pediment of the [[General Post Office, Dublin]] (c.1814).<ref name="dictionaryartists"/><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/oconnell_street/gpo.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081201083202/http://www.ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/oconnell_street/gpo.html | archivedate = 1 December 2008 | publisher = Archiseek | title = Irish Architecture Online - General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin }}</ref> He repaired the equestrian statue of William III (William of Orange) in [[College Green]] after it was blown up in 1836.<ref name="dictionaryartists"/> Other pieces by John Smyth were sculpted for Dublin's [[O'Donovan Rossa Bridge|Richmond Bridge]] (c.1816; now O'Donovan Rossa Bridge),<ref name="bod"/> and several public buildings and churches in the capital.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5054/SMYTH%2C+JOHN+%5B4%5D%2A#tab_works | publisher = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = John Smyth - Works | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> A number of his works are now held by the [[National Gallery of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/people/2449/john-smyth | publisher = National Gallery of Ireland | title = Online Collection - John Smyth | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> Like his own father, several of John Smyth's own children become sculptors,<ref name="diabio"/> as did his grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5038/SMYTH%2C+GEORGE+%5B2%5D+%2A | publisher =
Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin | accessdate = 28 November 2017}}</ref> He assisted his father, Edward, with a number of sculptures at [[Parliament House, Dublin|Parliament House]] (now Bank of Ireland), the [[King's Inns]], and with decorative plaster and stonework at the [[Chapel Royal, Dublin|Chapel Royal]] of [[Dublin Castle]].<ref name="bod"/> He also sculpted the statues of Mercury, Fidelity, and Hibernia for the pediment of the [[General Post Office, Dublin]] (c.1814).<ref name="dictionaryartists"/><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/oconnell_street/gpo.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081201083202/http://www.ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/oconnell_street/gpo.html | archivedate = 1 December 2008 | publisher = Archiseek | title = Irish Architecture Online - General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin }}</ref> He repaired the equestrian statue of William III (William of Orange) in [[College Green]] after it was blown up in 1836.<ref name="dictionaryartists"/> Other pieces by John Smyth were sculpted for Dublin's [[O'Donovan Rossa Bridge|Richmond Bridge]] (c.1816; now O'Donovan Rossa Bridge),<ref name="bod"/> and several public buildings and churches in the capital.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5054/SMYTH%2C+JOHN+%5B4%5D%2A#tab_works | publisher = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = John Smyth - Works | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> A number of his works are now held by the [[National Gallery of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/people/2449/john-smyth | publisher = National Gallery of Ireland | title = Online Collection - John Smyth | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> Like his own father, several of John Smyth's own children become sculptors,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5054/SMYTH%2C+JOHN+%5B4%5D%2A | publisher = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = John Smyth - Bio | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref> as did his grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5038/SMYTH%2C+GEORGE+%5B2%5D+%2A | publisher =
Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = George Smyth - Bio | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref>
Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = George Smyth - Bio | accessdate = 28 November 2017 }}</ref>


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For other people with the same name, see John Smyth.
Smyth's studies of Hibernia, Mercury and Fidelity on the pediment of Dublin's GPO

John Smyth (c.1773-1840) was an Irish sculptor.[1] The son of sculptor Edward Smyth (1749–1812),[2] John Smyth was trained at the Dublin Society's school, and worked with his father at Montgomery Street (now Foley Street) in Dublin.[3][4] One of his first public works was a monument to John Ball in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.[5] He assisted his father, Edward, with a number of sculptures at Parliament House (now Bank of Ireland), the King's Inns, and with decorative plaster and stonework at the Chapel Royal of Dublin Castle.[6] He also sculpted the statues of Mercury, Fidelity, and Hibernia for the pediment of the General Post Office, Dublin (c.1814).[3][7] He repaired the equestrian statue of William III (William of Orange) in College Green after it was blown up in 1836.[3] Other pieces by John Smyth were sculpted for Dublin's Richmond Bridge (c.1816; now O'Donovan Rossa Bridge),[6] and several public buildings and churches in the capital.[8] A number of his works are now held by the National Gallery of Ireland.[9] Like his own father, several of John Smyth's own children become sculptors,[1] as did his grandchildren.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Smyth - Bio". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Smyth, Edward". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ a b c Walter G. Strickland (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists – via Libraryireland.com.
  4. ^ "The Sculptors - Edward and John Smyth and Their Works". The Dublin Builder. VIII (168): 294. 15 December 1866.
  5. ^ "St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Sculptor John Smyth". Bridges of Dublin. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Irish Architecture Online - General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin". Archiseek. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
  8. ^ "John Smyth - Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Online Collection - John Smyth". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. ^ "George Smyth - Bio". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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