British, 19th century, male. Active in London. Born 1786; died 1847. Painter, watercolourist, engraver. Landscapes. John Byrne worked initially with his father, the engraver William Byrne, and then continued working as an engraver on his own account for a period before dedicating himself to watercolour painting. He became very expert in this medium and his landscapes, exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Watercolours Society in London, were much acclaimed. He travelled in Italy, staying there for several years, probably between ...