Chearkly, Anton
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1744-50
Known places of work:
Unknown
Known techniques:
Cut paper
Known materials:
Paper
Frames:
Signature:
Recorded.
Introduction:
What is known about ‘Chearkly’ has been surmised from a silhouette reported in Jackson’s ‘Dictionary’, a photograph of which was in the possession of McKechnie. This profile is an early paper cut depicting the bust of Cicero, apparently signed ‘Anton Chearkly’. McKechnie has suggested this should be read as ‘Antony Chearnley’, an early Irish landscape artist believed to have been working at this period. Little is known about Chearnley other than that he was a relatively successful Irish sculptor. As for ‘Chearkly’, his true identity remains mysterious.
Additional research about Anton Chearkly:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Chearkly, Anton (McKechnie Section 1)