John James Barralet

John James Barralet (c. 1747 - January 16, 1815) was an Irish artist who spent the later part of his career in the United States.

[1] Barralet had joined two classes at The Dublin Society of Drawing schools aged seventeen and he was awarded premium in 1764.

[2][1] He was educated by James Mannin and he was awarded prizes for both 'Drawing of human figures and heads' and 'Inventions in designs and patterns'.

[1] His brother John Melchior Barralet was a teacher in London in The Royal Academy in 1770.

[3] In June 1791, his drawings helped Benjamin Simpson win a competition to a design the gardens in Merrion Square.