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Irish School, 18th Century
oil on canvas
78.7 x 63.5cm (31 x 25in).
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Provenance
Rahinstown House, Co. Meath, Ireland
Sale, Adam's, Dublin, 5 October 2010, lot 557
Spranger Barry (1719-1777) was born in Dublin to the silversmith William Barry. He pursued a career as an actor and made his first appearance in London at Drury Lane, as Othello, in 1746. Barry was a favourite of Frederick, Prince of Wales and was widely heralded as one of the finest actors of the 18th century. He returned to Ireland briefly in 1758 to open the Crow Street theatre in Dublin, and another in Cork in 1767. He returned to London and continued to perform until his death in 1777.
