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Figure painter, Portrait painter, Painter, Historical-scenes painter

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    • FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859) ?Rich and Rare were the Gems She Wore?: Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas laid down on wood, 91.5 x 71 cm Signed and dated 1854 Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1854 (no. 1084) Literature: William Laffan, in Nico
      Oct. 10, 2023

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859) ?Rich and Rare were the Gems She Wore?: Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas laid down on wood, 91.5 x 71 cm Signed and dated 1854 Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1854 (no. 1084) Literature: William Laffan, in Nico

      Est: €3,000 - €5,000

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859) ?Rich and Rare were the Gems She Wore?: Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas laid down on wood, 91.5 x 71 cm Signed and dated 1854 Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1854 (no. 1084) Literature: William Laffan, in Nicola Figgis (ed.), Art and Architecture of Ireland Volume 2 (Dublin, London, New Haven, 2014) pp. 385-86, illustrated fig 394 Newenham is among the talented group of artist to emerge from Cork in the nineteenth-century and is noted in Peter Murray?s history of Cork art as a member of the artistic family whose members also included Robert O?Callaghan Newenham, the landscape painter, and William Newenham of Coolmore, county Cork, who combined his role as Superintendent General of Barracks with an active career as a topographical artist. According to Strickland, Frederick Newenham was born in Cork in 1807, but, like Daniel Maclise and James Barry, he made his name in London where ?he achieved some success, becoming a fashionable painter of ladies? portraits?. However he also painted history and anecdotal pictures which he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1838 to 1855 as well as sending seventeen paintings to the British Institution between 1841 and 1852. The subjects of these were largely drawn from history and included Cromwell Dictating to Milton (1850) and Princess Elizabeth Examined by the Council (1852). As William Laffan notes in Art and Architecture of Ireland (2014), ?the sheer scale of some of these attests to Newenham,?s ambition ? the Cromwell picture measures 11 ft across?. Newenham was also commissioned to paint portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His technical ability is clearly apparent in this work which takes its subject from Moore?s Melodies, which famously also inspired Maclise, Newenham?s elder by one year. Rich and rare were the gems she wore And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore But oh! Her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems, or snow white wand. An allegory of ?Erin?s honour and Erin?s pride?, it tells the story of a young lady of great beauty? who ?adorned with jewels and costly dress, undertook a journey alone, from one end of [Ireland] to another, but ?such an impression had the laws and government of [King Brien] made on the minds of all the people, that no attempt was made upon her honour, nor was she robbed of her clothes of jewels?. Newenham?s picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1854 under the title ?Rich and rare were the gems she wore?. It shows the young lady preparing for her journey, her jewel box in the table and her looking glass to the left ? rather recalling iconography of The Lady of Shallot, so beloved of contemporary Pre-Raphaelite artists. Described in Art and Architecture of Ireland as ?an accomplished piece of painting; which shows Newenham to have fine colourist working in a polished high Victorian manner?, it invites further study on this largely forgotten contemporary of Maclise.

      Adam's
    • FREDERICK NEWENHAM (BRITISH/IRISH, 1807-1859).
      Oct. 10, 2021

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM (BRITISH/IRISH, 1807-1859).

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Oil on canvas. Portrait of a Young Queen Victoria. 1844. Signed and dated lower left. From an Upper West Side, NYC collection. RETURNED TO SALE DUE TO NON-PAYMENT

      Clarke Auction Gallery
    • FREDERICK NEWENHAM (BRITISH/IRISH, 1807-1859).
      Jul. 18, 2021

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM (BRITISH/IRISH, 1807-1859).

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Oil on canvas. Portrait of a Young Queen Victoria. 1844. Signed and dated lower left. From an Upper West Side, NYC collection.

      Clarke Auction Gallery
    • Attributed to Frederick Newenham (British, 1807-1859)
      Dec. 19, 2017

      Attributed to Frederick Newenham (British, 1807-1859)

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      Attributed to Frederick Newenham (British, 1807-1859) Portrait of a young girl

      Bonhams
    • Frederick Newenham (1807-1859) 'RICH AND RARE WERE
      Sep. 28, 2009

      Frederick Newenham (1807-1859) 'RICH AND RARE WERE

      Est: €10,000 - €15,000

      Frederick Newenham (1807-1859) 'RICH AND RARE WERE THE GEMS SHE WORE', PORTRAIT OF A LADY, 1854 signed and dated 1854 beneath the sitter's left elbow; with F. Gough & Son Picture Framers, Carvers & Gilders, Smethwick, label on reverse also with partial G. Conway, Carver & Gilder label verso oil on canvas laid down on panel 91 by 71cm., 36 by 28in. Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1854, catalogue no. 1084; 'An Exhibition of 18th - 21st Century Paintings', Gorry Gallery, Dublin, 14-31 March 2007, catalogue no. 30, illustrated p. 27 Literature: Algernon Graves, F.S.A, The Royal Academy of Arts, A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their works from its foundation in 1769 to 1904, Vol. 3., S. R. Publishers Ltd., and Kingsmead Reprints, London, 1970, p. 352 Newenham was an exceptional Cork artist, who has escaped critical attention due to the rarity of his works. Just over two hundred years after his birth it seems appropriate that he finally be given his just deserts as one of the remarkably talent d group of artists to emerge from Cork in the nineteenth century. Although he is not mentioned in standard works such as Crookshank and Glin's Ireland's Painters, he is noted in Peter Murray's history of Cork art as one of the immensely talented artistic family whose members also included Robert O'Callaghan Newenham, the landscape painter and William Newenham of Coolmore, County Cork who combined his role as Superintendent General of Barracks with an active career as a topographical artist. According to Strickland, Frederick Newenham was born in Cork in 1807. Like Daniel Maclise and James Barry he made his name in London where `he achieved some success, becoming a fashionable painter of ladies' portraits'. However he also painted history and anecdotal pictures which he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1838 to 1885. He died on 21 March 1859. Newenham's technical ability is clearly apparent in this scintillating work which takes its subject from Moore's Melodies, which, of course, also inspired Maclise, Newenham's elder by one year: Riche and rare were the gems she wore And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore But oh! Her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems, or snow white wand. An allegory of `Erin's honour and Erin's pride', it tells the story of a young lady of great beauty who 'adorned with jewels and costly dress, undertook a journey alone, from one end of [Ireland] to another, but `such an impression had the laws and government of [King Brien] made on the minds of all the people, that no attempt was made upon her honour, nor was she robbed of her clothes or jewels'. Newenham's picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1854 under the title `Riche and rare were the gems she wore'. It shows the young lady preparing for her journey, her jewel box on the table and her looking glass to the left - rather recalling The Lady of Shallot, beloved of contemporary pre-Raphaelite artists. An important work by a rare and under-appreciated Irish artist, illustrating an Irish subject, it invites further study on this forgotten contemporary of Maclise and again demonstrates the vitality of the Cork school. This is the penultimate work exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy, London. With thanks to the Gorry Gallery, Dublin for their assistance in cataloguing this work.

      Whyte's
    • FREDERICK NEWENHAM, 1807-1859
      Jul. 13, 2006

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM, 1807-1859

      Est: £2,500 - £3,500

      PORTRAIT OF A LADY 92x71cm.; 36¼x28in. signed and dated 1854 oil on panel EXHIBITED Possibly Royal Academy exhibit, 1854, no. 1084 entitled "Rich and rare were the gems she wore And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore But oh, her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems and snow-white wand" - Moore's Irish Melodies

      Sotheby's
    • FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859)
      Jun. 11, 2002

      FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859)

      Est: $10,430 - $14,900

      A YOUNG BOY RESTING IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE OIL ON CANVAS 441/4 X 34 IN. (112.3 X 86.3 CM.).

      Christie's
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