John Boyne (artist)
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John Boyne, born in the County Down
about 1750, is known as a water-colour painter
of some repute. He was apprenticed to Byrne, the landscape engraver
, but it is said led a wild kind of life. He died in 1810. A drawing by him, 'A Meeting of Connoisseurs,' is in the South Kensington Museum
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County Down
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about 1750, is known as a water-colour painter
Watercolor painting
Watercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
of some repute. He was apprenticed to Byrne, the landscape engraver
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, but it is said led a wild kind of life. He died in 1810. A drawing by him, 'A Meeting of Connoisseurs,' is in the South Kensington Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
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