Hugh Barron (c. 1746 – 1791) was an English portrait painter and amateur musician. [1]
Barron was the son of an apothecary in Soho, London, and became a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. After leaving Reynolds' studio he set off for Italy by way of Lisbon, where he stopped for some time and painted portraits. In 1771-2 he was in Rome. Returning to London he settled in Leicester Square, and exhibited some portraits at the Royal Academy in 1782-3 and 1786. However, his later work did not fulfil the promise of his youth, and he never approached the quality of work of his teacher. [2] His painting The Children of George Bond of Ditchleys (1768) is in the collection of the Tate Gallery. [3]
Mezzotints by Valentine Green were published after Barron's portraits of John Swan and George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney. [4]
He was a good violinist, considered the best amateur performer of his time. [2] He died in the autumn of 1791, aged about forty-five. [2]
He is the elder brother of the painter William Augustus Barron.
Hugh Barron (c. 1746 – 1791) was an English portrait painter and amateur musician. [1]
Barron was the son of an apothecary in Soho, London, and became a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. After leaving Reynolds' studio he set off for Italy by way of Lisbon, where he stopped for some time and painted portraits. In 1771-2 he was in Rome. Returning to London he settled in Leicester Square, and exhibited some portraits at the Royal Academy in 1782-3 and 1786. However, his later work did not fulfil the promise of his youth, and he never approached the quality of work of his teacher. [2] His painting The Children of George Bond of Ditchleys (1768) is in the collection of the Tate Gallery. [3]
Mezzotints by Valentine Green were published after Barron's portraits of John Swan and George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney. [4]
He was a good violinist, considered the best amateur performer of his time. [2] He died in the autumn of 1791, aged about forty-five. [2]
He is the elder brother of the painter William Augustus Barron.