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Samuel Johnson

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Written by: Erik MorganContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 940396
James Barry

Samuel Johnson

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Portrait Gallery
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Artist / MakerJames Barry
Date1779
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
Genreportrait
TypePainting
CollectionNational Portrait Gallery
LocationNational Portrait Gallery
About the Artist

BiographyJames Barry (1741–1806) — Irish painter (1741–1806).James Barry worked as painter and printmaker and is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Ireland. Their documented life spans the years 1741 to 1806, born in Cork, died in London.Disciplinespainter, printmakerBorn1741, CorkDied1806, LondonNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of IrelandSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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