George Francis Mulvany
George Francis Mulvany (1809 – 1869) was an Irish painter and the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland. • Illustration — Self-portrait of George Francis Mulvany
Also recorded as G. F. Mulvany · G.F. Mulvany
George Francis Mulvany
- Born
- 1809 · Dublin.
- Died
- 1869 · Dublin.
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- English
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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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1809
George Francis Mulvany born at Dublin.
1869
George Francis Mulvany died at Dublin.
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