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Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited

Cullen, Fintan

Authors

Fintan Cullen



Contributors

Jane Fenlon
Editor

Ruth Kenny
Editor

Caroline Pegum
Editor

Brendan Rooney
Editor

Abstract

Examination of a painting produced in Dublin in 1780 of the interior of the Irish House of Commons. Explores the format of the painting and its failure as a large scale work of contemporary history. Concludes that contents of picture is a political and social illusion.

Citation

Cullen, F. (2016). Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited. In J. Fenlon, R. Kenny, C. Pegum, & B. Rooney (Eds.), Irish Fine Art in the Early Modern Period: New Perspectives on Artistic Practice, 1620-1820. Irish Academic Press

Acceptance Date Feb 22, 2016
Publication Date Sep 5, 2016
Deposit Date Sep 14, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Book Title Irish Fine Art in the Early Modern Period: New Perspectives on Artistic Practice, 1620-1820
ISBN 978-1-911024-35-4 (paperback) and 978-1-911024-27-9 (handback)
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/819184

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