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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Main Author: Cullen, Fintan
Other Authors: Fenlon, Jane
Format: Book Section
Published: Irish Academic Press 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45755/
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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/