Philip Hussey
Deceased Person
– 1783
Who was Philip Hussey?
Philip Hussey, portrait-painter, born at Cork
Hussey was born in Cork and his career began as a sailor. He was shipwrecked no less than five times. He drew the figureheads and stern ornaments of vessels, and eventually set up in Dublin as a portrait-painter, painting full-length portraits with some success. He was a good musician, and was skilled as a botanist and florist. His portraits of women are said to be those of men. Although a notable Irish portrait painter, Hussey is not thought to be amongst the most important. His house was a meeting place of many leading men of art and letters in Dublin. He died at an advanced age in 1783 at his house in Earl Street, Dublin.
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