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56 GEORGE BRYANT CAMPION (1796-1870)The Irish Wedding
Watercolour, 28 x 44cm (11¼ x 17¾’’)
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George Bryant Campion (1796-1870), was a watercolour painter who initially painted landscapes and topographical views but later specialized in military
subjects and studies of uniforms. Nothing is known of his family background and training. He exhibited ten works at the Society of British Artists from 1829
and was one of the earliest members of the new society of painters in watercolour having been elected in 1837. He visited Ireland and exhibited genre
watercolours with Irish titles between 1842 - 64 usually of Tipperary, Killarney and Cork.
€ 2,000 - 4,000