Hugh Barron
Hugh Barron (c. 1746 – 1791) was an English
portrait painter and amateur musician.[1]
Life
Barron was the son of an
Tate Gallery.[3]
George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney.[4]
He was a good violinist, considered the best amateur performer of his time.[2] He died in the autumn of 1791, aged about forty-five.[2]
He is the elder brother of the painter William Augustus Barron.
References
- ^ "Barron, Hugh". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. p. 296.
- ^ a b c Bryan 1886
- ^ "The Children of George Bond of Ditchleys". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Hugh Barron (1745-1791), Painter". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Barron, Hugh". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
External links
- Hugh Barron online (Artcyclopedia)
- Hugh Barron on Artnet
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