Adam Buck


Adam Buck was an Irish neo-classical portraitist and miniature painter and engraver principally active in London.

Life

Buck was born in Castle Street, Cork. Becoming an accomplished miniaturist in the 1780s whilst still in Ireland, he made a permanent move to London in 1795 - his residences there included 174 Piccadilly, Frith Street, Soho and Bentinck Street. His patrons included Angelica Catalani, JP Kemble, Sir Francis Burdett, Thomas Hope, George IV, the duke of York and his mistress Mary Anne Clarke. A major influence on Regency culture, he was himself much influenced by the Greek Revival. He also acted as a painting teacher, as well as exhibiting more than 170 miniatures and small full-length portraits at the Royal Academy between 1795 and 1833. He died at 15 Upper Seymour Street, London.

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