Patrick Byrne, Blind Irish Harpist

Category

Library Item

Item no

3376

Title

Patrick Byrne, blind Irish harpist

Description

A man who is a harpist is seated next to a harp and is holding a metal receptacle. The man wears a robe and has foliage in his hair.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

21 x 15.7 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Annotation below item reads '? Byrne, blind Irish harpist.' then below this 'Charles Byrne, the elder, also known as Charlie Berreen'
Sitter is more likely to be Patrick Byrne, also a blind Irish harpist.

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