"Bust of a Gentleman"
Date
1866
Artist/Maker
Watkins, Joseph
Dimensions
Depth: 0.23cm
Height: 0.73cm
Width: 0.51cm
Height: 0.73cm
Width: 0.51cm
Caption
Portrait bust of an unknown gentleman. The bust made by Joseph Watkins (1838-1871) who was born in Lisnaskea and worked in Enniskillen before studying at the Royal Dublin Society's School of Modelling, and then in Rome. Later, Watkins returned to Ireland, developing a reputation as one of the most promising Irish sculptors of his generation. Sadly, his career was cut short by his premature death at the age of 43.
Object number
FCM_1982_127