Daniel Maclise

Daniel Maclise (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England. His works included a series of murals at the Palace of Westminster, among them The Death of Nelson. == Early life == Maclise was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Alexander McLish (also McLeish, McLish, McClisse or McLise), a Scotsman who had come to Ireland with the army and subsequently become a t…