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

Cullen, Fintan

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: Sep 6, 2019
• 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
• Contract Date: Sep 14, 2017