Brief Biography-Francis Bindon was a portraitist and architect from County Clare, Ireland. He was born into a wealthy family; his father was MP for Ennis. He travelled to Italy, where he attended the University of Padua. At one stage, he studied art under Godfrey Kneller in London.
He settled in Dublin, where he enjoyed a successful career, painting portraits for several notable people. Dean Swift was a patron and friend whom he painted many times.
Bindon also indulged himself in architecture. He worked on several country houses; Risborough House in County Wicklow is the most noted.
In 1758 he ended his painting career due to failing eyesight. Abbey Street in Dublin was his home, while he also tended to his country estate in County Clare. On the death of his brother, he became MP for Ennis for a short time. He died while journeying in his carriage at the age of seventy-five.