John Ireland (biographer)
John Ireland (born around 1742 in Clive , Shropshire , † November 1808 in Birmingham ) was an English biographer, watchmaker and writer. He became known as the author of Hogarth Illustrated .
Life
John Ireland was born on the Trench Farm in Clive, where William Wycherley was born. His parents were the farmer Thomas Ireland and the pastor's daughter Sarah Ireland, whose grandfather was the cleric and diarist Philip Henry (1631-1696).
After training as a watchmaker with Isaac Wood in Shrewsbury , he moved to London, where he worked in the City on Maiden Lane in his apprenticeship. In London, he first started publishing poems, anecdotes, reviews and reviews in various newspapers. He was friends with the Shakespeare actor John Henderson (1747–1785), also a Hogarth collector, whose works he published posthumously in 1786. In London he was considered an art connoisseur. John Boydell had therefore commissioned Ireland with the publication of William Hogarth's illustrations, which also developed into a standard work because of the first biographical content.
Works
- Letters and poems, by the late Mr John Henderson. 1786.
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Hogarth Illustrated. 2-volume work, London 1791; 2nd edition, corrected and expanded to three volumes, 1793; Supplementary volume 1798; New editions: Volume 3 1804; Volumes 1-2 1806; Complete works 1812.
- Volume 1: William Hogarth , London 1793
- Volume 2: Nature , London 1793
- Volume 3: Variety. A Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated , London 1798
- Poems, and a Tragedy. 1794.
literature
- Lionel Henry Cust : Ireland, John. In: Dictionary of National Biography . 1885-1900. Volume 29 "Inglis-John".
- BM: John Ireland (around 1742-1808). Arthistoricum.net - the historical context of science and digitized works in the “History of Art History” portal.
Web links
- Ireland, John. Heidelberg historical holdings - digital. Heidelberg University Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Royal Collection names 1720 as the year of birth, see John Ireland (1720–1808): Hogarth, illustrated by John Ireland. Volume 1, William Hogarth. 1791 ; in: Royal Collection Trust .
- ^ Joseph Norton Ireland: Some account of the Ireland family: originally of Long Island, NY, 1664-1880 . Gould & Stiles, Bridgeport 1880, p. 6 (English, archive.org [accessed December 21, 2017]).
- ^ Wilfred Whitten: Nollekens and his times, and memoirs of contemporary artists from the time of Roubliliac, Hogarth and Reynolds to that of Fuseli, Flaxman and Blake . 2nd Edition. tape 2 . J. Lane, London 1829, p. 212 (English, archive.org [accessed December 21, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ireland, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer, watchmaker, biographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clive , Shropshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1808 |
| Place of death | Birmingham |