like a miniature painting. In 1864, Mulrenin's portrait of Oscar Wilde's mother exhibited at the RHA. He was a witness for the Wilde's defense in the libel case brought against them by Mary Travers. Works in collections National Gallery of Ireland National Library of Ireland National Portrait Gallery Victoria and Albert Museum British Museum Harry Ransom Center Selected portraits Other notable subjects Scientists and Academics John Thomas Gilbert Charles Graves Martin Haverty Eugene O'Curry John O'Donovan William Reeves James Henthorn Todd Politicians and Nobility Thomas Esmonde Thomas Larcom Edward Lawless Other Frances Mary Teresa Ball Denis Florence MacCarthy William Wilde Though he preferred to depict his contemporaries, Mulrenin also drew inspiration from non-historical figures, such as Shakespeare's King Lear and the mythological Fionn-ghuala, daughter of the sea god Lir. References External links http://www.artnet.com/artists/bernard-mulrenin/past-auction-results Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts 1803 births 1868 deaths 19th-century Irish painters Irish male painters Irish portrait painters 19th-century Irish male artists People from County Sligo