Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper') Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper') NPG P6(150)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
Byrne was enrolled at a harp school for young blind boys which was set up by an Irish Harp Society in Ireland where he was born. He graduated in 1821 showing proficiency on the harp, having learned 60 tunes. Byrne moved to London and performed all over the country. He was presented with a silver medal by the Shakespearean Club of Stratford on Avon in recognition for his abilities as well as numerous other awards. Described by Francis O'Neill as 'the last of the great... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










