1810 - 1878

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  • Top-ranked work: Reading 'The Nation'
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Born: 1810, Monaghan, Ireland
  • Museums on this site: National Gallery of Ireland
  • Lifespan: 68 years
  • Works on this site: 1

The Life and Career of Henry MacManus

Henry MacManus was an Irish painter and teacher born in Monaghan. Raised in the Royal Hibernian Military School, he was the son of a Catholic soldier who died in service. By 1835, MacManus was working as an artist alongside his friend Charles Gavan Duffy. His professional journey saw him exhibiting with the Royal Academy, the British Institute, and the Old Water-colour Society. His artistic output included historical scenes and depictions of everyday Irish life, such as May-day at Finglas, Co. Dublin (1839) and An Irish Market-day, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan (1841). He also contributed illustrations to books like Hall's Ireland and Carleton's Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasants.

Teaching and Institutional Leadership

MacManus held significant academic positions, serving as a head teacher at Somerset House in London and later as the headmaster of the Glasgow School of Design. Following his resignation from the Glasgow institution in 1848, he moved to Dublin, where he led the Dublin School of Art until 1862. During his tenure in Dublin, he established classes for women and organized the Royal Dublin Society exhibition of arts and industries. He was a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, serving as an associate in 1835 and a full member in 1858, eventually becoming the RHA professor of drawing from 1873 until his death in Dalkey.

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