George Moore bequeathed Thomas Wyatt’s portrait of his grandfather (oil on canvas, 1830) to the National Gallery of Ireland. He wrote about it in Chapter 19 of Conversations in Ebury Street (1924). An impression of the picture hung in the background of William Orpen’s portrait of George Moore in 1903, correctly implying that the contrarian modernist writer was a self-conscious product of family and tradition.
Welcome to the Iconography, a survey of visual records that complement the literary legacy of George Moore. The Iconography is divided into sections by pictorial subject matter.
The People galleries include pictures of George Moore himself, his close family members, and some of his significant friends and associates.
The Places galleries include pictures of his homes and places where he stayed. These five galleries are organized chronologically.
The Illustrations gallery includes pictures that crop up in his literary legacy, primarily in his books and articles.
The Iconography of George Moore is work in progress. Please email GMi if you know about pictures that should be added.
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