About George Francis Mulvany
Lived 1809 – 1869 (aged 59–60). George Francis Mulvany was an Irish painter.
George Francis Mulvany (1809 – 1869) was an Irish painter and the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland.
Biography George Francis Mulvany was the son of Thomas James Mulvany, a painter and the RHA's keeper.
George Francis Mulvany studied at the Academy school and would first exhibit there in 1827. In 1835 he became a member of the RHA, and took over as keeper upon his father's death in 1845. Mulvany became the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland in 1862.
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Who was George Francis Mulvany?
Irish painter (1809-1869)
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George Francis Mulvany was born in 1809 in Dublin.
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George Francis Mulvany died in 1869 in Dublin.
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George Francis Mulvany was a painter.
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