Lawrence Gahagan
Lawrence Gahagan or Geoghegan (1735–1820) was an 18th/19th century Irish-born sculptor. He specialised in small bronze portrait busts.[1]
Life[edit]
Gahagan was born Lawrence Geoghegan in Dublin in 1735 probably into a family of stonemasons. He attended the Dublin Society School and won their "premium" (cash prize) in 1756 for a statuette of Rubens. Around 1757 he left Ireland and sailed to London where he changed his name to Gahagan.[2]
He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1798 to 1817.
He lived, worked and died in Westminster.
Works[edit]
- Bust of Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1798)
- Bust of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1798)
- Bust of William Pitt (1800)
- Internal decoration at Castle Howard (1801 to 1811)
- Bust of Nelson (1804) at Bath Art Gallery
- Monument to George Napier at Redland Chapel in Bristol (1804)
- Bust of Bishop of St. Pol de Leon (1809)
- Bust of Dr Hawes (1809)
- Monument to Joseph Baldwin at Cholesbury church (1810)
- Bust of Wellington (1811) at Stratfield Saye
- Bust of Sir Samuel Romilly (1816)
- Group - "George IV presenting Peace to the Goddess of the Earth"
- Composition - "The Death of Spencer Perceval"
- Group - "A Missionary Preaching to the South Sea Islanders"
- Statuette of William IV seated on a Chair
- Statuette of King George III[3]
- Statuette of Lady Hood
- Statuette of Princess Caraboo
- Statuette of Hannah Moore
- Group - "The Murder of Maria Bagnell by Gillingham the Murderer"
- Bust of Emperor Alexander I of Russia
- Bust of Lord Byron
- Bust of Sir Edward Parry
- Bust of Gabriel Goldney, Mayor of Chippenham
- Bust of Madame Catalini
- Bust of General Blucher
- Bust of the Marquess of Albuquerque
- Bust of Rev Jay
- Bust of Mr Trevor
- Bust of Mr Tottenham
Family[edit]
On 7 June 1762 at St Pancras Old Church he married Phoebe Hunter (born 1741). They had at least ten children, several of which (both male and female) became sculptors.
- Sarah Gahagan (died 1866) sculptor
- Lucius Gahagan (born 1866) sculptor in Bath (facade of 9 Quiet Street Bath) and head of David Garrick on the Garrick Head Hotel
- Charles Gahagan (1764–1844) sculptor (assistant to John Flaxman)
- Vincent Gahagan (1776–1831) sculptor
- Sebastian Gahagan (1779–1838) sculptor
- Phoebe Gahagan
- Bunius Gahagan
Vincent's son, Edwin Gahagan (died 1858) was also a sculptor.
References[edit]
- ^ "Lawrence Gahagan - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.160
- ^ "Lawrence Gahagan King George III (1738-1820)".
External links[edit]
- 7 artworks by or after Lawrence Gahagan at the Art UK site