Nicholas Joseph Crowley: life and works

Nicholas Joseph Crowley (1819–1857) was an Irish genre and portrait painter. He was extremely esteemed as a portrait painter, and was especially good in painting portrait groups.

Born in Ireland, Crowley originally lived in Belfast. His picture ‘The Eventful Consultation,’ was exhibited in London in 1835. After that, Crowley’s works were frequently shown in the Royal Academy Exhibitions.

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In 1838, Crowley was elected a zealot of the Royal Hibernian Academy. That thesame year, he moved to London.

Crowley died in 1857.

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