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Irish Painters in Paris, 1868-1914Author(s): Julian CampbellSource: Irish Arts Review Yearbook, Vol. 11 (1995), p. 163Published by: Irish Arts ReviewStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20492829 .

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IRISH PAINTERS IN PARIS, 1868-1914

Julian Campbell examines the registers of the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Acade'mie Julian for the names of Irish students.

A mong the thousands of foreign students to study in Paris in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many were

Irish. Only a handful of Irish pupils studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, but dozens passed through the studios of Julian, which wel comed both foreigners and women students alike. The teaching at both institutions was highly academic, and some of the professors at the Ecole also taught at Julian's. The existence of the registers of the Ecole and the recent discovery of many of the registers of Julian's, has facilitated a much more precise study of the Irish pupils at these institutions. In both cases, I am grateful to publica tions by American scholars: H Barbara Weinburg, American Students of Jean-Leon Gerome, Fort Worth, 1984; and Catherine Fehrer, The Julian Academny, Paris 1868-1939, Shepherd Gallery, New York 1989, for drawing my attention to the presence of these registers, in the Archives Nationales de France, Paris.'

IRISH STUDENTS AT THE ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS Entries follow the following format: name, date of study, atelier/teacher, no. in studio, date of registration, address in Paris (city and country of birth, date of birth).

ST GAUDENS, Auguste, 1867, Jouffroy (Sculptor) no. 96, 8 September, 1867, 7R.3(?) Freres, (Dublin, Irlande, 1 Mars 1848).

MOORE, Georges, 1873, Cabanel, no. 270, 25(?) April 1874, Hotel Voltaire (Castlebar, Irlande, 24 Feb. 1852).

O'KELLY, Aloysius, 1874, Gerome, no. 383, 7 October 1874, 4 Rue Jacob (Dublin, Irlande, Jan 1851).

HOVENDEN, Thomas, 1874, Cabanel, no. 313, 28 October 1874, 15 Rue Jacob, (Cork, Irlande, 28 Dec 1844).

HOEY, Joseph (?) Nicholas, 1881, Gerome, no. 746, 17 May 1881, 6 Rue Boissonade (Dublin, Irlande, 18 Sept. 1842).

BONAPARTE WYSE, Lionel H., 1898, Gerome, no. 311, 30 April 1898, 23 rue Marget (Waterford, Irlande, 7 Sept. 1874).

IRISH STUDENTS AT ACADEMIE JUUAN Entries follow the following format: artist's name, date of study, atelier/teacher, date of inscription, address in Paris, nationality, or place of birth, by whom recommended (An asterisk* denotes artists whose names are listed in registers) MOORE, George, 1873, 1875-76, Lefebvre, Hotel de Russie (corner of Rue

Drouot) Galerie Feydeau, Passage des Panoramas. KENNEDY, Kate I, c. 1878-79, Julian Robert-Fleury, 19 Rue Paul Lelong. PURSER, Sarah, 1878-79, T Robert-Fleury, Avenue des Temes.

O'HAGAN, Harriet, 1875, Robert-Fleury *SWINNERTON, Fem (?) 1879-80, 50 Rue de Douai, Dublin McKENZIE, William Gibbes. JONES, Henry Thaddeus, c.1879-81, Boulanger, Lefebvre, Faubourg Saint-Honore, Cork.

*COGHILL, Egerton, 1881-83, Bouguereau, Robert-Fleury. LAVERY, John, 1881-84, Bouguereau, Robert-Fleury, Hotel de Saxe, 12 Rue Jacob.

WEBB, Maria Dorothy, c.1883-84, T Robert-Fleury, 39 Bvd St Germain. *BARRY, William Gerard, 1883-84, Lefebvre, Boulanger, 8 Sept 1883, 54 Rue

Notre Dame des Americain (sic) Irlandais (par Townes (?)). *CAIRNES, Harry Stein, 1884-87(?), Lefebvre, Laurens,

17 Rue Bleue, Anglais, (Cork). STARKIE, Edith H, 1884-87, Robert-Fleury, Lefebvre, Boulanger.

The following lists include the names of both well-known and lesser-known Irish students, as well as some completely forgot ten figures. It is significant that amongst the earliest students at

Julian's was a large contingent of women artists. The fact that many went on to gain successes at the Paris Salon is testament to the quality of the teaching they received. The presence of

George Moore's name amongst hundreds of French students, in Cabanel's atelier at the Ecole, was an exciting surprise, as was the opportunity to pinpoint the movements of elusive artists such as William Gerard Barry at Julian's. The registers also pro vide valuable information about the artists' date or place of birth, address in Paris, and so on. According to Dr Fehrer, regis ters of the women's ateliers at Julian's have recently been re-discovered.2 So further research into these Irish students undoubtedly remains to be done.

*MOYNAN, Richard T, 1885-86, Robert-Fleury, Bouguereau, 620 Avenue Victoria, Anglais.

MACCAUSLAND, Katherine, c.1885-88, Robert-Fleury, Lefebvre, Boulanger (?). DILLON, 1886-87, Lefebvre, Rue St Hyacinthe, Irlandais. OSWALD, John H, 1888 MCCANN, Louisa,1890, Robert Fleury, Bouguereau, Lefebvre, Hotel de Chartres,

Rue Brea. *BUTLER, 0, 1890, 203 Bvd. Raspail, Anglais (Irlandais) (par Hitchcock). CHETwooD-AIKEN, Walter C, 1890-93(?) Bouguereau, Bvd St Michel, 7 Rue

Delhambre, Anglais. *GEOGHEGAN, 1890, 16 Avenue Niel, Irlandais. *DIGNAM, J, 1890, Laurens, rue d'armarille, Dublin (par 0 Butler).

*O'BRIEN, William Dermod, 1891, Robert Fleury, Flameng, 16 Rue Lemartine, Irlandais.

*SWAN, Edmund, 1891-92, Bouguereau, Ferrier, 57 St Andre des Arts, Dublin. *SWAN, Edwin, 1891-92, Bouguereau, Ferrier, 57 St Andre des Arts, Dublin. *HUGHES, John, 1892, Laurens(?), Constant, 31 Oct. 1892. MORROW, George, 1893, Laurens, Constant, 4 Sept. 1983, 2 Rue d'Odessa,

Irlande (par Duffy). *MOONEY, R, 1893-94, 1895-97, Bouguereau, Ferrier, 4 bis rue des Beaux-Arts,

Irlandais. *DOOLEY, 1893-94, 2 Rue d'Odessa. *TALLON, J A, 1894, 38 rue St Honore, Dublin. *BRUCE-JOY, Albert, 1896, Laurens, 13 July 1896, 16 imp Du Maries, London. GORE-BooTH, Constance, 1898, Laurens.

*HENRY, Paul, 1898-99, Laurens, 203 Bvd Raspail/9 rue Campagne. Belfast (par Pierpoint?).

*McGINN, Francis A, 1898, Laurens, Constant, 203 Bvd Raspail, Dublin. MORGAN, Miss Taylor, 1899.

*O'DONOHOE, Francis Joseph, 1900-01, Constant, 24 Sept, 1900, Hotel de la Forell, rue Delambu(?).

*McGum, Henry Alexander, 1900, Constant, 12 Rue Foie de Raux (?). *WYSE, Lionel H Bonaparte, 1900, Laurens, 23 rue Marget, Waterford, Irlande. *LEECH, William John Brougham, 1901, Bouguereau, Ferrier, 9 rue Chaumel,

Dublin. HERDMAN, Maud, Omagh, Irlande (won Prix a l'Academie)4 LEMERCIER, Eugene E, 1907-10, J P Laurens

*WHITE, 1912, Laurens, Dublin. *MAHONEY, Martin F, 1913, Laurens, 15 Delambu (Cork).

1. Registers of inscription of students at l'?cole

des Beaux Arts, 1863-1875, and 1874-1945.

Archives Nationales de France, AJ 52-245

and AJ 52-248. Registers at Acad?mie Julian, Archives Nationales de France, 63 AS 1-9.

These include many volumes, containing

principally account books for no. 31 Rue de

Dragon, 1890+, but also a list of'?l?ves

recommand?s', c.1875-1919 (63 AS 1 (ii)), and a registration book for the ateliers of

Boulanger and Lefebvre c. 1881-85, and

Laurens and Constant, c. 1892-1900

(63 AS 9). Catherine Fehrer's book, The

Julian Academy, Paris 1868-1939, also proved

extremely useful. Further information was

derived from the Catalogues of the Paris

Salon, 1870-1914; J Campbell, The Irish

Impressionists, Irish Artists in France and

Belgium, 1850-1914, National Gallery of

Ireland, 1984; and Edward Morris and

Amanda McKay, 'British Art Students in

Paris, 1814-1890, Apo?o, 9 February, 1992,

pp.78-84. 2. Catherine Fehrer, in correspondence with the

author, 3 May 1993.

3. William Foy, c. 1791-1859 was also a student at the ?cole, c. 1816.

4. I am very grateful to Dr Fehrer for informing me about this prize-winning student.

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