Jeffrey Hamet O'Neal
Jeffrey Hamet O'Neal | |
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 portrait by E. Miles c. 1790 | |
| Born | 1734 Ireland |
| Died | 1801 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupations | miniature and pottery painter |
Jeffrey Hamet O'Neal, sometimes written Jefferyes Hammett O'Neale, (1734-1801) was an Irish miniature-painter, pottery painter, and satirical printmaker.
Life
O'Neal was born in 1734,[1] possibly the son of a landowner in County Antrim. His name is occasionally spelt O'Neil. The lack of detail known on his life has been attributed to his "retiring personality and elusiveness".[2] He practised for many years in London as a miniature-painter, and exhibited occasionally with the Incorporated Society of Artists, of which he was a member, being one of the artists who signed the declaration roll in 1766. O'Neal is also stated to have painted landscapes and natural history.[3] He produced ‘Japan’ pieces for a printseller, Smith, in Cheapside.[4]
O'Neal also painted pottery, known as Chelsea porcelain,[5] for a factory in Worcester, living there between 1767 and 1768 and returning to London in March 1770.[6] However, some historians have questioned his direct employment at a Worcester factory, as such painters were generally not allowed to sign their work.[2] This work was described as "incorrect but very charming figure, animal and landscape subjects."[7] He primarily known for painting scenes from Fables of Aesop[8] by Samuel Croxall during the 1750s.[9] From 1750 to 1766, he appears to have lived at the same address as Thomas Bryand, one of the first manufacturers of porcelain in England.[2]
By the 1760s, O'Neal was designing pattern book sheets for Robert Sayer, Fleet Street. Sayer credited O'Neal on his work, indicating that he was well-known. He created numerous satirical prints with Sayer and others about events such as the resignation of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, in 1763.[10]
In 1772 he was living in Lawrence Street, Chelsea.[3] George Augustus Walpole described him as "the most capital painter in Ireland" in 1784.[2] He died in 1801.[1]
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References
- 1 2 "RKD Research". research.rkd.nl. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Hanscombe, Stephen; O'Connell, Sheila; O'Neale, Jefferyes Hamett (2010). Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale: China painter and illustrator (d. 1801). London: Elmhirst & Suttie Ltd. pp. 1–15. ISBN 978-0-9565702-0-8.
- 1 2 Pasquin's Artists of Ireland; Graves's Dict. of Artists, 1760-1880; Catalogues of the Soc. of Artists.
- ↑ Strickland, Walter G. (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists. Dublin: Maunsel & company, limited. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chelsea porcelain". Britannica. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bonhams : A fine Worcester plate by Jefferyes Hammett O'Neale, circa 1768-70". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Cust, L. H. (2004). "O'Neal, Jeffrey Hamet". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20763. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory - Saucer - British, Chelsea - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "A Chinese porcelain part tea service decorated in London by Jefferyes Hammet O'Neale with scenes from the Commedia dell'Arte | Rare Ceramics". E&H Manners. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ O'Connell, Sheila; Baker, Rosemary (2011). "Satirical Prints by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale". Print Quarterly. 28 (3): 338–343. ISSN 0265-8305.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "O'Neal, Jeffrey Hamet". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.