Dr Thomas Barnard

Thomas Barnard, M.A. (1726-1806) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora (1780-1794) and Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe (1794-1806). He was a member of the Literary Club, and well known as the friend of Samuel Johnson, Dance was an architect, draughtsman and founder member of the Royal Academy. This portrait comes from a series of chalk portraits that he did of his friends, 72 of which were engraved and published (1808-1814) by Daniell who was an engraver as well as a reknown landscape painter . Accompanied by original text description.