Jonathan Fisher (painter)
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Jonathan Fisher was an Irish
painter
.
Fisher was born in Dublin. He is first recorded in 1763 when he was awarded a premium by the Dublin Society for a landscape.
He is best known for his fine engravings and aquatint
s of Irish scenery. He travelled all over Ireland. He published views of Killarney
in 1770 and 1789.
He lived at Great Ship Street, Dublin, from about 1778 until 1805, when he moved to Bishop Street, Dublin, where he died in 1809.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Fisher was born in Dublin. He is first recorded in 1763 when he was awarded a premium by the Dublin Society for a landscape.
He is best known for his fine engravings and aquatint
Aquatint
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching.Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper...
s of Irish scenery. He travelled all over Ireland. He published views of Killarney
Killarney
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...
in 1770 and 1789.
He lived at Great Ship Street, Dublin, from about 1778 until 1805, when he moved to Bishop Street, Dublin, where he died in 1809.
Literature
- J. S. Powell: Pavilioned in Splendour.
- Irish Times. Saturday, June 12, 1999, and Saturday, October 27, 2007.
- James Gandon, edited by Thomas Mulvany: The Life of James Gandon, pp.148-149.
External Links
- Irish Artists: 18th Century. List of Biographies of Famous Painters of Ireland, Born in the Eighteenth Century, or Before: Portraitists, Landscape & Narrative History Pictures.
- Jonathan Fisher. Art and Emo Court.
- Gallery of Fisher's paintings on site of the Old Print Shop.