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Paul Kane

1810 - 1871

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Paul Kane (September 3, 1810 – February 20, 1871) was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western indigenous life. A largely self-educated artist, Paul Kane grew up in York, Upper Canada (now Toronto) and trained himself by copying European masters on a "Grand Tour" study trip through Europe. He undertook two voyages through the Canadian northwest in 1845 and from 1846 to 1848. The first trip took him from Toronto to Sault Ste. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Kane is the 1,652nd most popular painter (down from 1,644th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 189th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Paul Kane ranks 1,652 out of 2,023. Before him are Simon Bening, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Gwen John, Artur Grottger, Julian Fałat, and William Orpen. After him are Illarion Pryanishnikov, Hashimoto Gahō, John McCrae, Luis Royo, Antonio Berni, and Eduard Wiiralt.

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Among people born in 1810, Paul Kane ranks 81. Before him are Miklós Barabás, L. L. Langstroth, Johan August Wahlberg, Victor Motschulsky, Baron Ignaz von Plener, and Jules Malou. After him are Johanna Kinkel, Nísia Floresta, Félicien David, William Froude, Ernestine Rose, and Tomás Gomensoro Albín. Among people deceased in 1871, Paul Kane ranks 60. Before him are Mariano Melgarejo, Henri Regnault, Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Alexander Serov, Victor Motschulsky, and Willibald Alexis. After him are Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Adolph Strecker, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, Jan Jacob Rochussen, Charles Francis Hall, and Martín Carrera.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Paul Kane ranks 206 out of 549. Before him are Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), Colm Tóibín (1955), Stephen Roche (1959), John Ellis (1710), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), and William Orpen (1878). After him are Richard Steele (1672), Richard Todd (1919), Brendan Behan (1923), Mary Proctor (1862), Shelley McNamara (1952), and Jason O'Mara (1972).

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Among PAINTERS In Ireland

Among painters born in Ireland, Paul Kane ranks 3. Before him are Francis Bacon (1909), and William Orpen (1878). After him are Harry Clarke (1889), and Lily Williams (1874).

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