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| A RARE PARIAN BUST of WILLIAM DARJAN after J.E.Jones 1854 |
£225 |
A rare white parian portrait bust depicting William Darjan after J. E. Jones, the reverse inscribed, circa 1854
Height 216mm
(Staffordshire, pottery, railway, railwayana, steam, commemorative, McAlpine).
William Darjan (1799 to 1867) was responsible for much of Ireland’s early railways. A marble bust presented to him by Queen Victoria is in the National Gallery of Ireland.
Jones was born in Dublin, the son of miniature painter Edward Jones. As 'J. Jones', architect, 7 Amiens Street, North Strand, Dublin, he exhibited several watercolors at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1828 and 1829, including his View of the Town of Youghall, showing the proposed Chain Bridge (1828) and Design for a Viaduct (1829). He studied engineering under Alexander Nimmo, and for him worked on major engineering projects in Ireland including the building of the bridge at Waterford from 1829 to 1832. He was listed as a civil engineer in Wilson's Dublin Directory for the years 1833.
In 1840 Jones ceased his engineering practice to become a sculptor in London, with considerable success, particularly in portrait busts of notables including Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1854 to 1862. |
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