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George Barret

George Barret, Jr. (1767 - 1842), English landscape painter, son of George Barret, Sr.

George Barret, Sr.

His patrons included Edmund Burke, with whom he had become friends while the latter attended Trinity College, Dublin.

In his later years he suffered financial difficulties, but was helped by a recommendation by Burke in obtaining an appointment as master painter of Chelsea Hospital, a post he held until his death in 1784.


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