Henry Monro
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Henry Monro was a British painter, associated with the Monro 'Academy' founded by his father Thomas Monro
(1759–1833).
. He apparently considered joining the Navy and then the Army before finally settling on a career in art, enrolling as a student at the Royal Academy
in 1806. He subsequently became the student 'President'. In January 1814 he was "seized with a fatal malady" possible originating as a cold and died less than two months later.
Four sketches by Henry Monro are held by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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The following works were exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1976, catalogue nos 14-31 inclusive:
Other works include:
Thomas Monro
Thomas Monro was a British art collector and patron as well as Physician to George III. He was Principal Physician of the Bethlem Royal Hospital in London but resigned in June 1816 as a result of scandal when he was accused of ‘wanting in humanity’ towards his patients.Monro was best known as a...
(1759–1833).
Biography
According to the History of the Munros, Henry was born in London on 30 August 1791 and educated at Harrow SchoolHarrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
. He apparently considered joining the Navy and then the Army before finally settling on a career in art, enrolling as a student at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1806. He subsequently became the student 'President'. In January 1814 he was "seized with a fatal malady" possible originating as a cold and died less than two months later.
Works
The following works by Henro Monro are held in public collections in the UK:- The Disgrace of Cardinal Wolsey - Tate GalleryTate GalleryThe Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, London for which he was posthumously awarded a premium of 100 guineasGuinea (British coin)The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813...
by the British InstitutionBritish InstitutionThe British Institution was a private 19th-century society in London formed to exhibit the works of living and dead artists; it was also known as the Pall Mall Picture Galleries or the British Gallery...
in 1814. - Thomas Monro - National Portrait Gallery, London
- Thomas HearneThomas Hearne (artist)Thomas Hearne was an English landscape painter, engraver and illustrator. Hearne's watercolours were typified by applying a wash over a clear outline in fine brush, pen or pencil. His techniques were studied by younger artists such as Thomas Girtin and J. M. W. Turner.-Early Life:Thomas Hearne...
- National Portrait Gallery, London - Self portrait - Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam MuseumThe Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge - Study of a boy in armour - Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
- Portrait of Edward Thomas Monro - Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Portrait of Sarah Cox, later Mrs Edward Thomas Monro - Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Four sketches by Henry Monro are held by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an encyclopedic art museum located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum, which underwent a $74 million expansion in 2005, is located on a campus on the near northwest area outside downtown Indianapolis, northwest of Crown Hill Cemetery.The...
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The following works were exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1976, catalogue nos 14-31 inclusive:
- Self portrait (1808) - Black and white chalk on grey paper, 230mm x 180mm
- Boys playing marbles - Black and white chalk on grey paper, 300mm x 430mm
- Boys at Marbles - Pastel, 560mm x 405mm, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811 (No 337)
- Hannah Monro (1811), Henry's mother - Pastel, 725mm x 610mm
- Self portrait (1812) - Oil on canvas, 850mm x 700mm, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812 (No 40)
- Timbered cottage with figures (Bellis's Farm) - Pen and ink with touches of white chalk, 300mm x 420mm, inscribed on reverse "Wednesday July 15th, 1812"
- The Gardener's Boy - Pen and ink, 215mm x 170mm, inscribed "Monro ft. Feb. 19th, 1813"
- Portrait of a Lascar in a turban - Pen and ink, 310mm x 215mm, inscribed "...Monro fecit March 6th, 1813"
- Self portrait - Pen and ink and watercolour, 290mm x 215mm, inscribed "H. Monro fecit July, 1813"
- Mary Reynett - Pen and ink and watercolour, 210mm x 185mm, inscribed "H. Monro fecit July, 1813"
- Mad Bett - Pen and ink, 310mm x 210mm, inscribed "HM Augt 3rd, 1813"
- Edward Thomas Monro, Henry's older brother also known as 'Tom' 1789-1856 - Pen and ink, 280mm x 185mm, inscribed "Monro fecit Augt. 20th, 1813"
- Dr Thomas Monro and Mrs Monro with other sketches on reverse - Pen and ink on blue paper, 275mm x 180mm
- Dr Thomas Monro - Pastel, 230mm x 180mm
- Dr Thomas Monro and his son Edward Thomas - Pen and ink with traces of white chalk on blue paper, 180mm x 150mm
- Sarah Monro, 'Sally, Henry's younger sister (d. 1880) - Pencil, 215mm x 145mm
- The Duck Pond - Black and white chalk on grey paper, 255mm x 355mm
- The Disgrace of Cardinal Wolsey - see above
Other works include:
- Othello, Iago and Desdemona - exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1813