Item Reference: 4872
A portrait of a young boy aged about 12 with shoulder length brown hair and wearing a pink jacket and white waistcoat and chemise.
Pastel on paper in an oval gilt wood frame. Signed and dated: T Hickey 1774.
Dimensions: 25cm x 23cm overall, image size 19cm x 17cm
Additional Information: Thomas Hickey 1741-1824
From Dublin, he studied under West at Dublin Society Schools 1753-6. He moved to London and studied at the Royal Academy Schools 1771. He later worked in Bath and India. He was buried in Madras 1824.
Represented: National Gallery of Ireland, Tate, British Museum, Government House, Madras.
Exhibited: Royal Academy 1772-1792 and Dublin 1768-70.
Price: £690 |