Letitia Marion Hamilton
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Letitia Marion Hamilton (30 July 1878 Dunboyne
- 1964), 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 Caroline Hamilton (1771-1861). She was a prolific painter of the Irish countryside, exhibiting more than 200 paintings at the Royal Hibernian Academy
of which she became a member in 1943. Together with Paul Henry
, his wife Emily Grace Mitchell/Grace Henry, Mary Swanzy, Jack Butler Yeats
and others, she formed the Society of Dublin Painters in 1920.
One of her paintings, the "View of Lough Mask" was expected to be sold for €9,000 to €12,000.
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 ....
- 1964), was an Irish artist who, with her sister Eva, studied under 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
National College of Art and Design
The National College of Art and Design is a national art and design school in Dublin, Ireland.-History:Situated on Thomas Street, the NCAD started as a private drawing school and has become a national institution educating over 1,500 day and evening students as artists, designers and art educators...
in Dublin and under Frank Brangwyn
Frank Brangwyn
Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA was an Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, water colourist, virtuoso engraver and illustrator, and progressive designer.- Biography :...
. She spent some time in Italy, but travelled and painted all over the Continent.
Letitia was the great-granddaughter of the artist Caroline Hamilton (1771-1861). She was a prolific painter of the Irish countryside, exhibiting more than 200 paintings 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...
of which she became a member in 1943. Together with Paul Henry
Paul Henry (painter)
Paul Henry was a Northern Irish artist noted for depicting the west of Ireland landscape with a spare post-impressionist style....
, his wife Emily Grace Mitchell/Grace Henry, Mary Swanzy, Jack Butler Yeats
Jack Butler Yeats
John "Jack" Butler Yeats was an Irish artist. His early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pictures are simple lyrical depictions of landscapes and figures, predominantly from the west of Ireland—especially of his boyhood home of...
and others, she formed the Society of Dublin Painters in 1920.
One of her paintings, the "View of Lough Mask" was expected to be sold for €9,000 to €12,000.