James Arthur O'Connor (1792 – 7 January 1841) was an

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painter.

Career

James Arthur O'Connor was born 15 Aston's Quay,

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– the son of an engraver and printer, William O'Connor.''Hutchinson'', p. 83. O'Connor would become a distinguished landscape painter. He was self-taught, receiving just a few lessons from William Sadler. He travelled to London with

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and George Petrie, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1822. O'Connor visited France, Belgium, the

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, and the

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. He died poor, in Brompton, London, 7 January 1841. O'Connor was married – his wife's name was Anastatia.''Hutchinson'', p. 161.

Gallery

Image:Oconnoririshtown.jpg, ''View of Irishtown from Sandymount'', 1823, Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in, 35.5 x 45.7 cm. Image:Oconnordrimagh.jpg, ''Landscape with a view of Drimnagh Castle'', 1821, Oil on canvas, 17½ x 23½ in, 44.4 x 59.7 cm. Image:Oconnordargle.jpg, ''Dargle Landscape with a Fisherman'', Oil on canvas, 13½ x 18 in, 34 x 46 cm.

List of paintings

The list below contains an incomplete list of his works and gives either the owner (in 1985) or the location of where the original is found today (or both).

References

Bibliography

*Hutchinson, John. ''James Arthur O'Connor''. Dublin: The

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, 1985. .

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