Henry Monro Explained

Henry Monro
Birth Date:	30 August 1791
Birth Place:	London, England
Nationality:	English
Known For:	Painting, drawing
Training:	Royal Academy of Art

Henry Monro (1791–1814) was a British painter, associated with the Monro 'Academy' founded by his father Thomas Monro (1759–1833).

Biography

According to the History of the Munros,^[1] Henry was born in London on 30 August 1791 and educated at Harrow School. 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'.^[2] In January 1814 he was "seized with a fatal malady"^[1] possible originating as a cold^[3] 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 Gallery, London^[4] for which he was posthumously awarded a premium of 100 guineas by the British Institution in 1814.
• Thomas Monro - National Portrait Gallery, London^[5]
• Thomas Hearne - National Portrait Gallery, London^[6]
• Self portrait - Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge^[7]
• Study of a boy in armour - Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge^[8]
• Portrait of Edward Thomas Monro - Victoria and Albert Museum, London^[9]
• Portrait of Sarah Cox, later Mrs Edward Thomas Monro - Victoria and Albert Museum, London^[10]

Four sketches by Henry Monro are held by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.^[11]

The following works were exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1976, catalogue nos 14-31 inclusive:^[2]

• 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

See also

• Monro family of physicians

Further reading

• Book: Sartain , John . Moore College of Art. Annals of the fine arts. 12 November 2010. 1817. 1. 1817. London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones et al.. 342–346.

External links

• Tate Gallery
• National Portrait Gallery
• Fitzwilliam Museum
• ULAN record for Henry Monro

Notes and References

1. Book: Mackenzie , Alexander . History of the Munros of Fowlis. 1898. 448.
2. Jefferiss, F.J.G.; Introduction and catalogue accompanying the exhibition Dr Thomas Monro and the Monro Academy held at the Victoria and Albert Museum between February and May 1976
3. 1. Monro, Henry (1791-1814). 38. 186.
4. Web site: Tate Collection The Disgrace of Wolsey. 10 November 2010.
5. Web site: National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG 3117; Thomas Monro. 10 November 2010.
6. Web site: National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG 1653; Thomas Hearne. 10 November 2010.
7. Web site: Fitzwilliam Museum - OPAC Record . 10 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032325/http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=31740&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10 . 12 June 2011 .
8. Web site: Fitzwilliam Museum - OPAC Record . 10 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032416/http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=31741&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10 . 12 June 2011 .
9. Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - Portrait of Edward Thomas Monro. 10 November 2010.
10. Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - Portrait of Sarah Cox, later Mrs Edward Thomas Monro. 10 November 2010.
11. Web site: Monro, Henry Indianapolis Museum of Art. 12 November 2010.