John James Barralet (c. 1747 - January 16, 1815) was an Irish artist who spent the later part of his career in the United States. Work Of French descent, Barralet was born in Dublin, Ireland. In early life he was a drawing-master in Dublin having studied under James Mannin, but he later went to London and practised water-colour painting. He exhibited three landscapes at the Royal Academy in 1770, and occasionally exhibited in succeeding years. He was employed in illustrating books on Irish Antiquities. In 1795 he emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia, where he died in 1815. His brother, J. Melchior Barralet, was a teacher in the Royal Academy School, and occasionally, between the years 1775 and 1789, sent tinted drawings to the Academy Exhibitions. References Sources Further reading 1740s births 1815 deaths 18th-century Irish painters 19th-century Irish painters Irish male painters Artists from Dublin (city) 19th-century Irish male artists