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George Francis Mulvany (1809 – 1869) was an Irish painter and the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Biography

George Francis Mulvany was the son of Thomas James Mulvany, a painter and the RHA's keeper.

George Francis Mulvany studied at the Academy school and would first exhibit there in 1827. In 1835 he became a member of the RHA, and took over as keeper upon his father's death in 1845. Mulvany became the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland in 1862.

References

1. RTÉ Archives, Arts and Culture, Exploring Ireland's National Gallery
2. Irish Art & Artists: past & present Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Mulvany at Whytes Irish Art. Retrieved Oct. 03, 2007.

Further reading

• Hutchinson, John.James Arthur O'Connor. Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985. ISBN 0-903162-28-8.

External links

• Media related to George Francis Mulvany at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by George Francis Mulvany, National Gallery of Ireland

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