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Thomas Ivory (Irish architect)

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In the board-room of the King's Hospital was a picture (assigned to 1775 and John Trotter) said to represent Ivory and eight others sitting at or standing round a table on which are spread plans of the new building.
19:(died 1786) was an Irish architect, one of the significant figures in the building of Georgian Dublin. He is often called "Thomas Ivory of Cork", and is to be distinguished from his contemporary 319: 81:
In 1765, Ivory prepared designs and an estimate for additional buildings to the Royal Dublin Society premises in Shaw's Court, but these were not executed. Ivory's major work was
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Blue Coat School, Dublin, by Thomas Ivory, photograph from the end of the nineteenth century, before the unfinished cupola had been demolished. The building now houses the
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Ivory practised in Dublin, and was appointed master of architectural drawing in the schools of the
35:, Ivory worked in Dublin under the gunsmith Thomas Trulock. He then studied under the draughtsman 97: 178: 341: 51: 8: 149: 63: 46:
Engraving after Thomas Ivory, competition entry (1772) for the Blue Coat School, Dublin
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in 1759. He held the post till his death, and among his pupils were
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Said to have been a carpenter's apprentice self-educated, and from
114:, often attributed to him, was more probably the work of 333: 328:. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 189:. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 275:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 239:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 206:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 150:Dictionary of Irish Artists, 1720–1940, 91: 41: 272:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 236:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 203:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 73:Ivory died in Dublin in December 1786. 334: 264: 262: 169: 167: 165: 163: 161: 125:, near Dublin, which was engraved by 314: 259: 200:Rowan, A. M. "Baker, Henry Aaron". 173: 13: 158: 14: 363: 268: 233:Birse, Ronald M. "Hoban, James". 232: 199: 325:Dictionary of National Biography 304: 186:Dictionary of National Biography 269:Rowan, A. M. "Ivory, Thomas". 226: 193: 180:"Ivory, Thomas (d.1786)"  143: 1: 352:18th-century Irish architects 112:Royal Hibernian Marine School 289:UK public library membership 253:UK public library membership 220:UK public library membership 7: 347:Architects from Cork (city) 10: 368: 121:He made a drawing of the 136: 76: 26: 320:Ivory, Thomas (d.1786) 281:10.1093/ref:odnb/14509 245:10.1093/ref:odnb/45956 100: 98:Law Society of Ireland 47: 212:10.1093/ref:odnb/1121 95: 70:was articled to him. 45: 105:Lord Newcomen's bank 52:Royal Dublin Society 101: 64:Martin Archer Shee 48: 287:(Subscription or 251:(Subscription or 218:(Subscription or 56:Henry Aaron Baker 359: 329: 308: 307: 293: 292: 284: 266: 257: 256: 248: 230: 224: 223: 215: 197: 191: 190: 182: 171: 156: 147: 123:Casino at Marino 83:Blue Coat School 367: 366: 362: 361: 360: 358: 357: 356: 332: 331: 318:, ed. (1892). " 305: 297: 296: 286: 267: 260: 250: 231: 227: 217: 198: 194: 172: 159: 148: 144: 139: 103:Ivory designed 87:Blackhall Place 79: 29: 12: 11: 5: 365: 355: 354: 349: 344: 302: 301: 295: 294: 258: 225: 192: 177:, ed. (1892). 157: 141: 140: 138: 135: 78: 75: 68:Thomas Roberts 37:Jonas Blaymire 28: 25: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 364: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 339: 337: 330: 327: 326: 321: 317: 312: 311:public domain 299: 298: 290: 282: 278: 274: 273: 265: 263: 254: 246: 242: 238: 237: 229: 221: 213: 209: 205: 204: 196: 188: 187: 181: 176: 170: 168: 166: 164: 162: 155: 153: 152:Ivory, Thomas 146: 142: 134: 130: 128: 127:Edward Rooker 124: 119: 117: 116:Thomas Cooley 113: 108: 106: 99: 94: 90: 88: 84: 74: 71: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 44: 40: 38: 34: 24: 22: 18: 323: 303: 270: 234: 228: 201: 195: 184: 151: 145: 131: 120: 109: 102: 80: 72: 49: 30: 23:of Norwich. 21:Thomas Ivory 17:Thomas Ivory 16: 15: 342:1786 deaths 316:Lee, Sidney 300:Attribution 175:Lee, Sidney 60:James Hoban 336:Categories 291:required.) 255:required.) 222:required.) 313::  285: 249: 216: 137:Notes 77:Works 110:The 62:and 33:Cork 27:Life 322:". 277:doi 241:doi 208:doi 85:in 39:. 338:: 261:^ 183:. 160:^ 129:. 118:. 66:. 58:, 283:. 279:: 247:. 243:: 214:. 210:: 154:.

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Thomas Ivory
Cork
Jonas Blaymire

Royal Dublin Society
Henry Aaron Baker
James Hoban
Martin Archer Shee
Thomas Roberts
Blue Coat School
Blackhall Place

Law Society of Ireland
Lord Newcomen's bank
Royal Hibernian Marine School
Thomas Cooley
Casino at Marino
Edward Rooker
Dictionary of Irish Artists, 1720–1940, Ivory, Thomas.





Lee, Sidney
"Ivory, Thomas (d.1786)" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/1121

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