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Important Irish Art | 28th September 2016

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