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...

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Main Author: Amélie Dochy
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO 2015-06-01
Series:La Bretagne Linguistique
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lbl/1071