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'''John Smyth''' (1776<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Rita |last=Larkin |title=Smyth, John |pages=324–325 |encyclopedia=Sculpture 1600–2000 |series=Art and Architecture of Ireland |volume=III |publisher=Yale University Press |date=2014 |isbn=978-0-300-17921-7}}</ref> – 1840) was an 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, Dublin|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> In 1818 Smyth was commissioned to produce a bust of [[Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth|Lord Whitworth]], [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] which was displayed at the Society of Artists in 1819 alongside a bust of his wife Arabella by [[Thomas Kirk (sculptor)|Thomas Kirk]]. 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 = |
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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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Revision as of 08:03, 3 October 2020
John Smyth (1776[1] – 1840) was an Irish sculptor.[2] The son of sculptor Edward Smyth (1749–1812),[3] John Smyth was trained at the Dublin Society's school, and worked with his father at Montgomery Street (now Foley Street) in Dublin.[4][5] One of his first public works was a monument to John Ball in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.[6] 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.[7] He also sculpted the statues of Mercury, Fidelity, and Hibernia for the pediment of the General Post Office, Dublin (c.1814).[4][8] He repaired the equestrian statue of William III (William of Orange) in College Green after it was blown up in 1836.[4] Other pieces by John Smyth were sculpted for Dublin's Richmond Bridge (c.1816; now O'Donovan Rossa Bridge),[7] and several public buildings and churches in the capital.[9] In 1818 Smyth was commissioned to produce a bust of Lord Whitworth, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland which was displayed at the Society of Artists in 1819 alongside a bust of his wife Arabella by Thomas Kirk. A number of his works are now held by the National Gallery of Ireland.[10] Like his own father, several of John Smyth's own children become sculptors,[2] as did his grandchildren.[11]
References
- ^ Larkin, Rita (2014). "Smyth, John". Sculpture 1600–2000. Art and Architecture of Ireland. Vol. III. Yale University Press. pp. 324–325. ISBN 978-0-300-17921-7.
- ^ a b "John Smyth – Bio". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Smyth, Edward". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c Walter G. Strickland (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists – via Libraryireland.com.
- ^ "The Sculptors – Edward and John Smyth and Their Works". The Dublin Builder. VIII (168): 294. 15 December 1866.
- ^ "St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Sculptor John Smyth". Bridges of Dublin. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Irish Architecture Online – General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin". Archiseek. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
- ^ "John Smyth – Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Online Collection – John Smyth". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "George Smyth – Bio". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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