William Brocas

William Brocas ( 1794 – 12 November 1868) was an Irish artist known for his portraits and figurative drawings.

Early life William Brocas was born in Dublin around 1794. He was the third of the four sons of painter Henry Brocas.

Career

Brocas was exhibited regularly in Dublin, such as with the Society of Artists in 1809 and 1812, and frequently with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) between 1828 and 1863. He was the president of the Society of Irish Artists. In 1841 the Royal Irish Art Union purchased his oil paintings, View of Bray Head and Roderick O'Conor's Castle, to be awarded as prizes. The Union purchased his Departure of Irish emigrants in 1842, and it was exhibited at the 1865 Dublin Exhibition.

He died at his home, 120 Baggot Street, Dublin, on 12 November 1868. He left all his paintings to his younger brother, Henry. The Westenra family hold 9 of his portraits at Florence Court, County Fermanagh.

Selected works Girl with Potheen and Goat's Milk, Killarney (1841) An Irish Fair (1842) Portrait of George F. Brooke (1845) The Infant Daughter of Charles Halpin (1845) Sunday morning (1847) The Forge (1858)