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Joseph William Carey BIOGRAPHY
1859 County Down, Ireland - 1937 Belfast, Ireland. Known for: Seascape, landscape and history paintings, illustration.
Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937). Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the... Read full biography
Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937). Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the publishers Marcus Ward & Co. When the company went bankrupt in 1899, he set up a business in Belfast... Read full biography
Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937). Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the publishers Marcus Ward & Co. When the company went bankrupt in 1899, he set up a business in Belfast (Carey & Thomson) specializing in high quality illuminated addresses, presentation albums, and book plates. A prolific sketcher, he showed his illustrations and landscapes at exhibitions of the Belfast... Read full biography
Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937). Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the publishers Marcus Ward & Co. When the company went bankrupt in 1899, he set up a business in Belfast (Carey & Thomson) specializing in high quality illuminated addresses, presentation albums, and book plates. A prolific sketcher, he showed his illustrations and landscapes at exhibitions of the Belfast Ramblers Sketching Club (of which he was a founder member), and the Water Colour Society of Ireland, in Dublin. He also exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, contributing a total of 26 works between 1915 and 1935. But his most prestigious... Read full biography
Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937). Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the publishers Marcus Ward & Co. When the company went bankrupt in 1899, he set up a business in Belfast (Carey & Thomson) specializing in high quality illuminated addresses, presentation albums, and book plates. A prolific sketcher, he showed his illustrations and landscapes at exhibitions of the Belfast Ramblers Sketching Club (of which he was a founder member), and the Water Colour Society of Ireland, in Dublin. He also exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, contributing a total of 26 works between 1915 and 1935. But his most prestigious commission as an artist was for the Ulster Hall - a series of thirteen scenes from Belfast history, completed... Read full biography
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Joseph W Carey RUA (Seascapes, Landscapes and Illustrations) (1859-1937)
Born in County Down, the son of the Rev JW Carey, a Moravian Minister, Joseph Carey trained as an illustrator with the publishers Marcus Ward & Co. When the company went bankrupt in 1899, he set up a business in Belfast (Carey & Thomson) specializing in high quality illuminated addresses, presentation albums, and book plates.
A prolific sketcher, he showed his illustrations and landscapes at exhibitions of the Belfast Ramblers Sketching Club (of which he was a founder member), and the Water Colour Society of Ireland, in Dublin. He also exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, contributing a total of 26 works between 1915 an...But wait, there's more...
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