Art review: Cork-born artist Adam Buck

Des O’Sullivan reviews new Crawford exhibition on work of Adam Buck.

THE Crawford Gallery is about to celebrate the work of Cork-born period portraitist, Adam Buck (1759-1833).

One of Regency England’s most sought-after portrait painters, he worked in Cork and Dublin for 20 years, before moving to London in 1795. There, he immediately gained a roster of star clients, including the Duke of York and his scandalous mistress, Mary Anne Clarke.