School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Michael Austin Boyd , Dr.

Born: UK, Ireland, Longford   Died: 1899, UK, Ireland   Active: 1860 - 1875

Doctor and Painter. Primarily worked in the medial profession, obtaining fellowship of the College of Surgeons in 1874, and by 1894 was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. Although considered an amateur landscape painter, he exhibited for many years with the Watercolour Society of Ireland. Attracted many friends by his calming manner, but never married. Died of pneumonia after a day out hunting, and supposedly, his mother died of shock the following day

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

A Life Sketch from Life PL232 Prints1860s

Ready for the Opera PL230 Prints1860s

Sweet Visions PL233 Prints1860s

The Pearl of the Court PL231 Prints1860s

The Promenaders PL229 Prints1860s




 
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