Sir Frederic William Burton
(1816-1900), Watercolour painter and Director of the National GalleryLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 6 portraits
Artist associated with 11 portraits
Sir Frederic William Burton was an Irish painter and museum director. He was taught painting by the Brocas brothers in Dublin and, like them, he specialised in watercolours. He soon established himself as a portrait painter, and he had many notable sitters in Dublin. Burton was elected Royal Hibernian Academician in 1839 at the age of twenty-three. In 1851 he settled in Munich, from where he made sketching trips and visits to German art galleries. He subsequently settled in London, where he continued to devote himself to the study of art history and to portrait painting.
by Henry Tanworth Wells
oil on canvas, 1863
NPG 1701
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1833
by Cundall, Downes & Co, or by John Watkins
albumen print on card mount, published 1864 (circa 1863)
NPG Ax131854
by John Watkins, or by Cundall, Downes & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax14983
by Cundall, Downes & Co, or by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax5077
Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
after Henry Jamyn Brooks
photograph, 1919 or after
NPG D42236
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