Irish landscape painter George Barret Sr. RA , c. 1730 – 29 May 1784, is most known for his oil paintings, though he also occasionally created watercolours. He moved to London from Ireland in 1762 and quickly established himself as a notable artist of the day. In order to complete assignments for his clients, Barrett seems to have journeyed widely in England, visiting places like the Lake District and the Isle of Wight as well as Wales and Scotland. His asthma led him to relocate in 1772 to Westbourne Green, which at the time was a rural community west of Paddington. When he displayed his work at the Society of Artists of Great Britain, he was able to win the support of many eminent art patrons. In order to form the Royal Academy, Barrett and other influential members left the Society in 1768. He exhibited there until 1782. Edmund Burke, who had been a friend of his while attending Trinity College, Dublin, assisted him in 1782. On advice of Burke , he was hired as master painter of Chelsea Hospital, a position he kept until his passing in 1784. Despite the fact that he made a sizable fortune from his paintings, he has been dubbed — feckless --with money. His widow and children were left penniless after his passing, but the Royal Academy gave her a stipend of thirty pounds per year. [Information and Image Credit : George_Barret_Sr. ; Wikipedia] [Image : Powerscourt Waterfall by George Barret c. 1755] [The work (Image) faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 100 years or fewer. The work is also in the Public Domain in the United States; (Please Relate to Individual Source Image URL for More Usage Properties)] [Source Image URL :
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