Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited
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.
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Irish Academic Press
2016
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| author | Cullen, Fintan |
| author2 | Fenlon, Jane |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-457552020-05-04T18:13:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45755/ Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited Cullen, Fintan 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. Irish Academic Press Fenlon, Jane Kenny, Ruth Pegum, Caroline Rooney, Brendan 2016-09-05 Book Section PeerReviewed Cullen, Fintan (2016) Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited. In: Irish Fine Art in the Early Modern Period: New Perspectives on Artistic Practice, 1620-1820. Irish Academic Press, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, pp. 2-29. ISBN 978-1-911024-35-4 (paperback) and 978-1-911024-27-9 (handback) |
| spellingShingle | Cullen, Fintan Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title | Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title_full | Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title_fullStr | Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title_short | Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited |
| title_sort | parliament as theatre: francis wheatley's the irish house of commons revisited |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45755/ |