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Adam Buck
early life and career adam buck, an irish neo-classical portraitist and miniature painter, was born in castle street, cork, ireland in 1759. he began his artistic journey as a miniaturist in the 1780s while still in ireland. in 1795, buck made a permanent move to london, which marked the beginning of his prolific career. artistic achievements exhibitions and patrons * adam buck exhibited over 170 miniatures and small full-length portrai
ts at the royal academy between 1795 and 1833. * his patrons included angelica catalani (an opera singer), jp kemble, sir francis burdett, thomas hope, george iv, the duke of york, and his mistress mary anne clarke. artistic influences and style * buck was heavily influenced by the greek revival, which is evident in his use of ancient greek furniture, vases, sculptures, costumes, and hairstyles in his works. * his style is characterize…
