Richard Moynan
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. Moynan was born in Dublin and studied there at the Metropolitan School.
Moynan originally set out to study medicine, but opted for a career in the arts shortly before his final examinations. He enrolled at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in the autumn of 1879 and found quick success by winning both the Taylor and Cowper (awarded to the best drawing from life) competitions. In 1883 Moynan attended the Academy in Antwerp along with Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was an Irish painter.Born in Milltown, Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, O'Conor studied at Ampleforth College, then at Dublin and Antwerp before moving to Paris where he was deeply influenced by the Impressionists.O'Conor attended the Metropolitan School and Royal Hibernian...
and Henry Allen
Henry Allan (painter)
Henry Allan was an Irish painter.He was born at Retreat House, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, the youngest son of William Allan and his wife Anne. He studied art in Belfast and Dublin, and continued his art education in Antwerp, alongside contemporary Richard Moynan...
. He studied there until moving to Paris
Paris
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in 1885. By the late 1880s Moynan had returned to his native Dublin to exhibit his paintings, becoming a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
in 1890.
In 1887, he was employed by a Dublin newspaper, The Union, as a political cartoonist.