Charles Stewart Parnell, Sir George Henry Lewis, 1st Bt, and Thomas Miller Beach

Sittersback to top

• Thomas Miller Beach (1841-1894), Government spy, known as 'Major Le Caron'. Sitter in 5 portraits.
• Sir George Henry Lewis, 1st Bt (1833-1911), Solicitor. Sitter in 10 portraits.
• Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Irish patriot, politician and landowner. Sitter in 11 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Sydney Prior Hall (1842-1922), Portrait painter and illustrator. Artist associated with 152 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

As Parnell and his solicitor walk together they chance upon Thomas Miller Beach, the government spy known as Major Le Caron who had testified on nationalist circles in the United States. Published in The Graphic, 16 February 1889.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Cullen, Fintan, The Irish Face: Redefining the Irish Portrait, 2004, p. 194
• Cullen, Fintan; Foster, Roy, 'Conquering England': Ireland in Victorian England, 2005 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 9 March - 19 June 2005), p. 49

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Conquering England (9 March 2005 - 19 June 2005)

Portrait setback to top

• The Parnell Commission, 1888-9: drawings by Sydney Prior Hall

Subject/Themeback to top

• Group portraits