About Robert Healy
Lived 1743 – 1771 (aged 27–28). Robert Healy was an artist.
Robert Healy ( – July 1771), sometimes noted as Robert Hayley, was an Irish painter.
Biography Healy was born in Ireland, and studied at Dublin under Robert West. Healy is chiefly noted for a peculiar method of drawing in black and white chalk, successfully imitating mezzotint. Healy was well known for his pictures of horses. Many of his drawings were in the collections of the Earls of Moira and Mornington. Hayley died July 1771. His brother William Healy was an artist as well.
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Who was Robert Healy?
Irish artist in chalks (1743–1771)
When was Robert Healy born?
Robert Healy was born in 1743 in Dublin.
When did Robert Healy die?
Robert Healy died in 1771.
What was Robert Healy's occupation?
Robert Healy was an artist.
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Robert Healy's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Ireland.
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