johnhenryfoley

Just because they are well dressed, it doesn't mean they are trustworthy gentlemen. They might be members of the "Swell Mob" (a true tale of daylight robbery involving Inspector Barefoot of B division, a small boy and a £30 note).

John Spooner Oh for the days when one used public transport to be conveyed to one's residence... Brava Mrs Wells for "collaring" Swell Thompson, and Inspector Barefoot?! Were your Couple of Swells sent to Australia?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Yes, ten years transportation. I reckon there's enough material in Inspector Barefoot's career, as seen in court reports of the 1830s, for a BBC period detective drama.

Erected 1868. By John Henry Foley

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Nice shot.

domenico milella Thank you.

Per the DIA, this is by: Name: FOLEY, JOHN HENRY * Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, LEINSTER LAWN, PRINCE ALBERT STATUE Date: 1868 Nature: Bronze.

It's still on Leinster Lawn, now next to the Natural History Museum storyscope7test.ssl.co.uk/objectstories/2856 www.dublininquirer.com/2016/01/06/brushing-up-have-you-ev...

Foley also did Goldsmith in Trinity:


And Father Mathew in Cork! He designed the O'Connell Monument in O'Connell street, which was completed after his death.

Hamilton AND Burke in trinity too, plus Grattan in College Green!

I will start you off with a link to Burke outside Trinity College, Dublin, I see a comment that it was erected by Foley in 1868 NOTE - If you'd like to include a Flickr photo or video in your comment, simply copy and paste its URL between square brackets, like so: [URL] Full details here - Using HTML on Flickr I think I will award myself a Bun! (yum)

He'd been based in London for 18 years by then after entering the Royal Academy, according to his Wikipedia page and was about to get his biggest London commission, for the Albert memorial, starting with the figure groups representing the continents and then later Albert himself. No dogs, I'm afraid, but here's a friendly looking elephant from his Asia group. :-)

A copy of a similar photo (minus the handwriting) is in the National Portrait Gallery in London. It was taken for a book entitled "Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science and Art" Vol. 1. There’s a potted biography along with the photo. Here’s his Prince Albert in Dublin:

20 Baker Street is now a branch of Boots goo.gl/maps/YhtWbgSnxD4JMdm98

Nigel Leyland Sharon Corbet Thanks Nigel and Sharon. I would say if you surveyed Dubliners about the Prince Albert Statue, very few would be aware of it.

William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse, John's Place, Birr, County Offaly and yes to answer your questions.

Streetview The NIAH entry dates it to c. 1870 (he died in 1867) and the photo is pre-engraving of his name on the plinth, so it must be shortly after it was erected.

A slightly different view of the statue in the Lawrence Collection, but also lacking engraving so probably taken at a similar time frame.

within NLofI Flickr I think you have a photo listed with the "great telescope",

The DIA says it is by John Henry Foley, who also started the O'Connell monument in O'Connell St, did Fr. Matthew in Cork, Goldsmith and Burke in Trinity, Prince Albert on Leinster Lawn, Carlisle and Gough in the Phoenix Park, a Guinness at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Grattan on College Green. I think we have seen all of those in the nli Flickr stream!