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Lot Essay
Samuel Frederick Brocas was the second son of Henry Brocas (1762-1837), a painter and engraver who exhibited frequently in Dublin, and who was Master of the Landscape and Ornament School of the Royal Dublin Society. Samuel was a successful student at the Dublin Society School, and contributed to the exhibitions of the Dublin Society, the Royal Hibernian Academy, and the Society of Irish Artists.
The present drawing was executed by Brocas for a series of views of Dublin, published as coloured etchings made by his brother, Henry Brocas Jun. (circa 1798-1873). The intention was to create a book series of the topography of Ireland, but this was never realised. Of the 21 views of Dublin originally promised, only 10 were actually engraved, over a period of ten years, 1820 - circa 1830, and were published individually. Examples of his watercolours are held by the National Gallery of Ireland, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum, and a group from the same series as this one were sold in these Rooms, 5 July 2017.
The present drawing was executed by Brocas for a series of views of Dublin, published as coloured etchings made by his brother, Henry Brocas Jun. (circa 1798-1873). The intention was to create a book series of the topography of Ireland, but this was never realised. Of the 21 views of Dublin originally promised, only 10 were actually engraved, over a period of ten years, 1820 - circa 1830, and were published individually. Examples of his watercolours are held by the National Gallery of Ireland, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum, and a group from the same series as this one were sold in these Rooms, 5 July 2017.