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George Petrie
An Artist and Antiquarian of Ireland George Petrie was an Irish painter, musician, antiquarian, and archaeologist of the Victorian era. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of the portrait and miniature painter James Petrie. From a young age, he was educated as an artist at the Dublin Society's Schools, where he won a silver medal in 1805. As a painter, his favorite medium was watercolour, and he is considered one of the finest Irish
Romantic painters of his era. Beyond his visual art, Petrie played a significant role in Irish history through several professional contributions: He worked producing sketches for engravings for various travel books. He served as the head of the Topographical Department of the Irish Ordnance Survey from 1833 to 1843. He edited the Dublin Penny Journal and the Irish Penny Journal. He published The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Musi…