Adam Buck facts for kids

Self-portrait with his wife and children, 1813 (Yale Center for British Art)

Adam Buck (1759–1833) was an Irish artist. He was known for painting portraits, especially small ones called miniatures. He also made engravings. His brother Frederick was also an engraver. Adam Buck worked mostly in London, England.

About Adam Buck

Adam Buck was born in Castle Street, Cork, Ireland. He became a very skilled miniature painter in the 1780s while still in Ireland. In 1795, he moved permanently to London. He lived in different places there, including Piccadilly and Soho.

Many important people hired him to paint their portraits. These included famous opera singer Angelica Catalani, King George IV, and the Duke of York.

Adam Buck was very important in the art world during the Regency period in England. He created pictures showing the fashion of the time. He also painted everyday family scenes and scenes inspired by ancient Greece. He loved the "Greek Revival" style. Because of this, you can see ancient Greek furniture, vases, and even hairstyles in his paintings. He even collected ancient Greek vases himself!

He also taught painting to others. He showed over 170 of his miniature and full-length portraits at the Royal Academy in London. This was between 1795 and 1833. He passed away in London in 1833.

Adam Buck's Artworks

Adam Buck created many different types of art. One of his projects was called Proposals for publishing by subscription 100 engravings from paintings on Greek vases. This was meant to continue a collection of engravings of ancient vases started by Sir William Hamilton.

Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson)

Images for kids

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  A Confident Child, 1809

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  Girl on a terrace. (1807)

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  Portrait of a Young Lady Seated on a Sea-wall

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  Three small girls in a wild landscape. (before 1834)

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  "Archers", print after Buck, 1799