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1839 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 1917 Rudgwick, Sussex, England. Known for: Luminous sea-landscape and genre painting, illustration.
William John Hennessy NA, ROI (1839-1917). The versatile Irish landscape artist, genre painter and illustrator William John Hennessy was born in County Kilkenny but soon joined his father John... Read full biography
William John Hennessy NA, ROI (1839-1917). The versatile Irish landscape artist, genre painter and illustrator William John Hennessy was born in County Kilkenny but soon joined his father John Hennessy in Canada whence he had fled from the British authorities following his involvement with the... Read full biography
William John Hennessy NA, ROI (1839-1917). The versatile Irish landscape artist, genre painter and illustrator William John Hennessy was born in County Kilkenny but soon joined his father John Hennessy in Canada whence he had fled from the British authorities following his involvement with the Young Ireland movement of 1848. Moving with his parents to New York, the young William Hennessy began drawing while still in his early teens, and at 15 attended the National Academy of Design to study... Read full biography
William John Hennessy NA, ROI (1839-1917). The versatile Irish landscape artist, genre painter and illustrator William John Hennessy was born in County Kilkenny but soon joined his father John Hennessy in Canada whence he had fled from the British authorities following his involvement with the Young Ireland movement of 1848. Moving with his parents to New York, the young William Hennessy began drawing while still in his early teens, and at 15 attended the National Academy of Design to study fine art painting. In 1857, he first showed at the National Academy in New York (NA), to which he was elected as a full member in 1863. The luminous quality of his landscape painting as well as the sentimental appeal of his genre painting won him... Read full biography
William John Hennessy NA, ROI (1839-1917). The versatile Irish landscape artist, genre painter and illustrator William John Hennessy was born in County Kilkenny but soon joined his father John Hennessy in Canada whence he had fled from the British authorities following his involvement with the Young Ireland movement of 1848. Moving with his parents to New York, the young William Hennessy began drawing while still in his early teens, and at 15 attended the National Academy of Design to study fine art painting. In 1857, he first showed at the National Academy in New York (NA), to which he was elected as a full member in 1863. The luminous quality of his landscape painting as well as the sentimental appeal of his genre painting won him considerable praise from art critics. In addition to his oil painting, watercolours and sketches, William Hennessy was also a... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Pre-Raphaelite Influenced
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Artists Fund Society
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Watercolor Society
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
- •Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Royal Hibernian Academy, Ireland-
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts