Pleasing, Emotionally Touching and Convincing: Erskine Nicol’s Painting of Ireland and the Irishin the Mid-Nineteenth Century
This article explores the popularity of Erskine Nicol (1825-1904), a Scottish artist designated as the painter of Irish life. He first painted “humorous” pictures based on anti-Irish caricatures, intended to make his public smile to the detriment of his Irish sitters. He also resorted to artistic co...
| Published in: | La Bretagne Linguistique |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | French |
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Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lbl/1071 |