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1746 Birmingham, England - 1824 Dublin, Ireland. Known for: Landscape painting, estates and parklands.
William Ashford (c.1746-1824). Born in Birmingham, England William Ashford was an English artist who painted exclusively in Ireland, becoming - along with George Barret, Senior (1732-84) and Thomas... Read full biography
William Ashford (c.1746-1824). Born in Birmingham, England William Ashford was an English artist who painted exclusively in Ireland, becoming - along with George Barret, Senior (1732-84) and Thomas Roberts (1748-1778) - one of the leading painters of the Irish landscape. His uncomplicated... Read full biography
William Ashford (c.1746-1824). Born in Birmingham, England William Ashford was an English artist who painted exclusively in Ireland, becoming - along with George Barret, Senior (1732-84) and Thomas Roberts (1748-1778) - one of the leading painters of the Irish landscape. His uncomplicated topographical compositions, complete with their well-ordered estates and parklands, were designed to satisfy the concerns of his landowning clientele and thus lacked the romance and atmosphere achieved by... Read full biography
William Ashford (c.1746-1824). Born in Birmingham, England William Ashford was an English artist who painted exclusively in Ireland, becoming - along with George Barret, Senior (1732-84) and Thomas Roberts (1748-1778) - one of the leading painters of the Irish landscape. His uncomplicated topographical compositions, complete with their well-ordered estates and parklands, were designed to satisfy the concerns of his landowning clientele and thus lacked the romance and atmosphere achieved by other leading Irish landscape artists. Ashford first came to Ireland in 1764, to take up a position in the Ordnance Office in Dublin. He began exhibiting a number of flower-paintings and still lifes of fruit and dead game, with the Society of Artists in... Read full biography
William Ashford (c.1746-1824). Born in Birmingham, England William Ashford was an English artist who painted exclusively in Ireland, becoming - along with George Barret, Senior (1732-84) and Thomas Roberts (1748-1778) - one of the leading painters of the Irish landscape. His uncomplicated topographical compositions, complete with their well-ordered estates and parklands, were designed to satisfy the concerns of his landowning clientele and thus lacked the romance and atmosphere achieved by other leading Irish landscape artists. Ashford first came to Ireland in 1764, to take up a position in the Ordnance Office in Dublin. He began exhibiting a number of flower-paintings and still lifes of fruit and dead game, with the Society of Artists in William Street, progressing thereafter to classical landscapes until the Society disbanded in 1780. No art shows were staged in Dubl... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVIEW OF KILARNEY WITH THE PASSAGE TO THE UPPER LAKE
William Ashford Auction: 01/26/2006 - 1/27/2006Lot: 48Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA view of the bridge at Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
William Ashford Auction: 12/08/2015Lot: 42Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe River Clodiagh at Charleville Forest, Co. Offaly, with the castellated farm buildings and gothic dairy in the distance
William Ashford Auction: 12/07/2021Lot: 42Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA Weir on the River Clodiagh at Charleville Forest, Co. Offaly, Ireland
William Ashford Auction: 12/07/2021Lot: 43Subscribe or get free alerts
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