Charles Byrne (1757–1810?) was an Irish painter of miniatures.

Life

Charles Byrne was born in

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in 1757. He was a student and assistant to the painter

Sampson Towgood Roch Sampson Towgood Roch (1757–1847) was an Ireland, Irish painter of Portrait miniature, miniatures. Life and family Roch was born in 1757, the eldest son of William and Mary Roch (née Holmes) of Youghal, in County Cork. His grandfather was ...

, who was deaf. Byrne acted as Roch's interpreter. He later established his own studio at 19 Suffolk Street in 1791 while he also painted miniatures for a jeweller on

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, Hutchinson. He also appears to have worked in

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for a short period. He submitted 2 miniatures to be exhibited at

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in 1802, with his address recorded as Exchequer Street. He retired from the profession, and is believed to have suffered from severe mental health issues later in life. It is thought he died in 1810 in Dublin. The

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holds a number of his works.

References

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