Hewson, Francis | Dublin Music Trade

Hewson, Francis

Dates Active in Dublin:

c. 1830–c. 1849

Business Type:

Musical instrument maker: harp

Address(es):

19 South King Street

Details:

Succeeded the business of his uncle John Egan on his death c. 1849.

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Produced

Harp (made for Paul Smith), 1840: National Museum of Ireland [illustrated in Rensch] (Rensch)

See Also:

Source(s):

Teahan, John, 'A List of Irish Instrument Makers', The Galpin Society Journal, 16 (May 1963), 28–32 (p. 29)

Boydell, Brian, 'Egan, John', in The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, ed. by Stanley Sadie, 3 vols (London: Macmillan Press Limited, 1984), I, p. 645

Rensch, Roslyn, The Harp: its History, Technique and Repertoire (London: Duckworth, 1969)

Boydell, Brian, ‘Egan, John (2)’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

Boydell, Brian, ‘Hewson, Francis’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

Last Update: 26-09-2013