Eva Henrietta Hamilton
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Eva Henrietta Hamilton an Irish
artist, was a portrait, landscape, and watercolour painter.
Eva Henrietta Hamilton was born in Dunboyne
, County Meath
. She was a daughter of Charles Robert Hamilton of Hamwood, eldest of her sisters Amy (b.1879) and Letitia Marion
, and cousin of Rose Barton, the watercolourist. Eva was the great-granddaughter of the artist Caroline Hamilton (1771–1861). Eva and her sister Letitia painted, exhibited and travelled together. Eva specialised in portraiture, particularly of children. She turned to landscape painting when she moved to Castleknock
.
Eva was educated at Alexandra College
, Dublin. She began exhibiting with the Water Colour Society of Ireland
(WCSI) at the age of 22. Eva studied under Sir William Orpen
at the Metropolitan School of Art. She went on to study under Henry Tonks
at the Slade School of Fine Art
. In 1904 she showed two portraits of her sisters at the Royal Hibernian Academy
(RHA). She exhibited around 120 works at the Royal Hibernian Academy
from 1904 to 1945, and also at the Irish International Exhibition
in 1907.
She painted such people as Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory. The National Gallery
bought an oil painting of hers, called Rose Dorothy Brooke for £1,806.25, in 1997.
She has a piece at the Model Arts Centre in Sligo
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
artist, was a portrait, landscape, and watercolour painter.
Eva Henrietta Hamilton was born in Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Dunboyne is a town in County Meath in Ireland. For the most part, it is a dormitory town for the city of Dublin.-Location:Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road ....
, County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
. She was a daughter of Charles Robert Hamilton of Hamwood, eldest of her sisters Amy (b.1879) and Letitia Marion
Letitia Marion Hamilton
Letitia Marion Hamilton , was an Irish artist who, with her sister Eva, studied under William Orpen at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and under Frank Brangwyn. She spent some time in Italy, but travelled and painted all over the Continent.Letitia was the great-granddaughter of the artist...
, and cousin of Rose Barton, the watercolourist. Eva was the great-granddaughter of the artist Caroline Hamilton (1771–1861). Eva and her sister Letitia painted, exhibited and travelled together. Eva specialised in portraiture, particularly of children. She turned to landscape painting when she moved to Castleknock
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
.
Eva was educated at Alexandra College
Alexandra College
Alexandra College is a private, single-sex school located in Milltown, Dublin, Ireland. It serves girls from ages 4 to 19 as boarding or day pupils. The school is one of the most prestigious in Ireland and ranks highly in Leaving Certificate results tables...
, Dublin. She began exhibiting with the Water Colour Society of Ireland
Water Colour Society of Ireland
Water Colour Society of Ireland is a watercolour society in Ireland, founded in 1870.-History:The Water Colour Society of Ireland was founded in 1870 as the Amateur Drawing Society by an informal group of six well-connected women from County Waterford, Baroness Pauline Prochazka, the Misses...
(WCSI) at the age of 22. Eva studied under Sir William Orpen
William Orpen
Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, KBE, RA, RHA was an Irish portrait painter, who worked mainly in London...
at the Metropolitan School of Art. She went on to study under Henry Tonks
Henry Tonks
Henry Tonks, FRCS was a British draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a caricaturist...
at the Slade School of Fine Art
Slade School of Fine Art
The Slade School of Fine Art is a world-renownedart school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London...
. In 1904 she showed two portraits of her sisters at the Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
(RHA). She exhibited around 120 works at the Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
from 1904 to 1945, and also at the Irish International Exhibition
Irish International Exhibition (1907)
The Irish International Exhibition was a world's fair held in Dublin, Ireland, in 1907, when the country was still part of the United Kingdom.-Summary:...
in 1907.
She painted such people as Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory. The National Gallery
National gallery
The National Gallery is an art gallery on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom.National Gallery may also refer to:*Armenia: National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan*Australia:**National Gallery of Australia, Canberra...
bought an oil painting of hers, called Rose Dorothy Brooke for £1,806.25, in 1997.
She has a piece at the Model Arts Centre in Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
.