John Trotter (died 1792) was an Irish artist and portrait painter.[1]
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| Died | February 1792 Britain Street, Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
Life
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The first record of John Trotter appear in 1756, when his work was lauded by the Hibernian Journal while he was still a student in the Dublin Society's School. He spent a decade studying art in Italy. He returned to Ireland, establishing a studio at Stafford Street, Dublin from 1773, and later Jervis Street and Britain Street. He exhibited in Dublin with various groups, including the Society of Artists.[1] He best known for his portraits of military men such as John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings.[2][3] One of his most noted works is a group portrait he executed for the boardroom of the Dublin Bluecoat school, which was most likely painted around 1779. Along with a self portrait of Trotter himself, the painting also depicts John Wilson the secretary of the school, J. Tudor, Alderman Trulock, Warner, Thomas Ivory, and Simon Vierpyl.[1][4]
He married fellow artist Marianne Hunter in December 1774. The couple had two daughters, Eliza H. and Mary, who were both artists.[5] After Marianne's death, he remarried. He died at his home at Britain Street in February 1792.[1]
Trotter's works have been featured in exhibitions such as the An Exhibition of 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Irish Paintings at Gorry Gallery,[6] and the Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland at the Irish Georgian Society in 2018, which displayed a work by Trotter from a private collection, Portrait of an officer of an Irish Volunteer Regiment in a wooded landscape, holding a spontoon.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "John Trotter, Portrait Painter – Irish Artists". libraryireland.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Trotter, John". mutualart.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ O'Byrne, Robert (28 June 2018). "The artists of Georgian Dublin deserve another look". Apollo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "VIERPYL, SIMON". dia.ie. Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Minch, Rebecca (2009). "In Hunter, Robert)". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "An Exhibition of 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Irish Paintings" (PDF). Gorry Gallery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.