A native of
Galway City, Haverty was first recognized in 1814 after sending a painting to the Hibernian Society of Artists. His 1844 piece,
The Limerick Piper, became one of the most famous 19th century lithographs. The work features
Patrick O'Brien, a blind
Gaelic piper from
Labasheeda, popularised by Haverty's painting. He painted genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits, a fine example of the latter features
Daniel O’Connell. Haverty died of
edema on 27 July 1864 following a long illness, and was buried at
Glasnevin Cemetery. In November 2003, one of Haverty's paintings sold for a record €227,000 at one of Christie's auctions of Irish art. His step brother was the author,
Martin Haverty. ==References==