early life and career adam buck, an irish neo-classical portraitist and miniature painter, was born in castle street, cork, ireland in 1759. he began his artistic journey as a miniaturist in the 1780s while still in ireland. in 1795, buck made a permanent move to london, which marked the beginning of his prolific career. artistic achievements exhibitions and patrons * adam buck exhibited over 170 miniatures and small full-length portraits at the royal academy between 1795 and 1833. * his patrons included angelica catalani (an opera singer), jp kemble, sir francis burdett, thomas hope, george…