A Marble Bust of Archbishop James Us(s)her (1581 - 1656).
Benefactor
in the Long Room at Trinity College Library,
Dublin.
by Peter Scheemakers.
Signed P.S. Ft.
Photographed by the Author - 4 October 2016.
For the busts at in the Library at Trinity See -
Anne Crookshank & David Webb. Paintings and
sculptures in Trinity College Dublin. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin Press.
1990. [Includes pictures of all busts and brief biographies of the subjects].
W. G. Strickland. A descriptive catalogue of the
pictures, busts and sculptures in Trinity College Dublin and in the Provost’s
House. Dublin: The University Press. 1916. [Brief biographies of subjects,
but no illustrations].
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There are a surprisingly large number of engravings of the Archbishop, any one or a number of which could have been the source for the Scheemaker bust.
Below are a selection from the National Portrait Gallery.
James Ussher
Engraving
Robert Vaughan
183 x 127 Paper size
1644.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
Engraving by George Glover
215 x 147 mm. Paper Size
1645.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
Engraving
William Marshall
107 x 61 mm.
1650
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Thomas Ussher
Engraving
Anon
Pub. Peter Stent
Mid 17th Century.
252 x 189 mm.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
Engraving
William Faithorne
derived from the Lely Potrait (below)
195 x 133 mm.
1755
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Ussher
Engraving
William Faithorne
17 x 116 mm.
1656.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Dr James Usher
Engraving
John Dunstall
dated 1656
152 x 113 mm.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
Engraving Mid 17th Century
William Marshall
178 x 104 mm Paper Size.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Archbishop James Ussher
Engraving
after Marshall
231 x 152 mm
1670
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
after the original oil painting by Lely
Engraving
by George Vertue
370 x 240 mm.
1738.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
after Lely
Engraving
anon - Mid 18th Century
160 x 115 mm.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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James Ussher
Engraving
after the original by Lely
In the possession of General Tyrrel at Shotover Park.
George Vertue
358 x 225 mm.
1738
from Birch's Heads
British Museum.
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James Ussher
Mezzotint
After Lely
356 x 247 mm
Pub. Dublin 1744
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James Usher
Sir Peter Lely
Oil on Canvas
781 x 654 mm.
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Engraving by J, Fougeron
124 x 95 mm.
c. 1750
British Museum
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