John Hawksett
Belfast artist John Hawksett exhibited at the RHA for the first time in 1844. In 1845 he exhibited from 39 Great Edward Street, Belfast and from 40 King Street, Belfast in 1846. He was the son of the portrait and miniature painter Samuel Hawksett (1776-1851). See Strickland, Vol. I, pp. 456-457. www.whytes.ie