Michael Angelo Hayes (Watercolourist, Equestrian Art) (1820-1877). Born in Waterford, the son and pupil of the Tipperary watercolour miniaturist Edward Hayes RHA, it was clear from his christening... Read full biography
Michael Angelo Hayes (Watercolourist, Equestrian Art) (1820-1877). Born in Waterford, the son and pupil of the Tipperary watercolour miniaturist Edward Hayes RHA, it was clear from his christening that he was expected to become an artist. Fortunately, Hayes junior was a talented draughtsman, and by... Read full biography
Michael Angelo Hayes (Watercolourist, Equestrian Art) (1820-1877). Born in Waterford, the son and pupil of the Tipperary watercolour miniaturist Edward Hayes RHA, it was clear from his christening that he was expected to become an artist. Fortunately, Hayes junior was a talented draughtsman, and by his late teens had acquired something of a reputation as a painter of horses and military subjects. He began showing at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1837, then for three years 1840-2. In 1842, he... Read full biography
Michael Angelo Hayes (Watercolourist, Equestrian Art) (1820-1877). Born in Waterford, the son and pupil of the Tipperary watercolour miniaturist Edward Hayes RHA, it was clear from his christening that he was expected to become an artist. Fortunately, Hayes junior was a talented draughtsman, and by his late teens had acquired something of a reputation as a painter of horses and military subjects. He began showing at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1837, then for three years 1840-2. In 1842, he was appointed Military Painter-in-ordinary to the Lord Lieutenant. He passed the next few years in London, where he exhibited watercolours at the New Society of Painters, of which he was elected an Associate Member in 1848 - the same year he made his... Read full biography
Michael Angelo Hayes (Watercolourist, Equestrian Art) (1820-1877). Born in Waterford, the son and pupil of the Tipperary watercolour miniaturist Edward Hayes RHA, it was clear from his christening that he was expected to become an artist. Fortunately, Hayes junior was a talented draughtsman, and by his late teens had acquired something of a reputation as a painter of horses and military subjects. He began showing at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1837, then for three years 1840-2. In 1842, he was appointed Military Painter-in-ordinary to the Lord Lieutenant. He passed the next few years in London, where he exhibited watercolours at the New Society of Painters, of which he was elected an Associate Member in 1848 - the same year he made his one and only contribution to the Royal Academy. Returning to Dublin, Hayes resumed exhibiting at the RHA, at th... Read full biography
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