Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, historian and philosopher
Drawing
1830-8 (made)
1830-8 (made)
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Portrait of Carlyle, full length. He is leaning with crooked right elbow against a pillar, a hat in his left hand.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, historian and philosopher (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Alfred Croquis (Daniel Maclise, R.A.), portrait of Thomas Carlyle, historian and philosopher. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Portrait of Carlyle, full length. He is leaning with crooked right elbow against a pillar, a hat in his left hand. |
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| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
| Object history | Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish historian chiefly remembered for his works on The French Revolution, and Friedrich II of Prussia. He also published some deeply racist and dangerous political pamphlets and essays during his lifetime, promoting antisemitic and pro-slavery views which in part laid the groundwork for the rise in 20th century fascism. Whilst his views courted controversy at the time and led to estrangements with various colleagues and friends, details of his unsavoury politics are still often omitted from biographical accounts of his life and legacy. For further reading, see J. Salwyn Schapiro, "Thomas Carlyle, Prophet of Fascism," The Journal of Modern History 17, no. 2 (Jun., 1945). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665. |
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| Accession number | F.87:6 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2008 |
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