Frederick William Burton
(1816–1900) Artist, Director of National Gallery (1816-1900)
Frederick William Burton (Ireland, 1816–1900) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Frederick William Burton belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Frederick William Burton was born in Wicklow and died in London. Frederick William Burton worked in Germany, Dublin, and London. Wikidata associates Frederick William Burton with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Frederick William Burton was awarded Knight Bachelor.
One of the best-known works is ‘Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs’. The works belong mainly to the genres Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, portrait, and genre art. The catalogue has 4 works by Frederick William Burton with free images. The dated works span the years 1861–1864. Works by Frederick William Burton are held by National Gallery of Ireland, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, and Yale Center for British Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alfred Elmore, Augustus Egg, Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander, Philippe Rousseau, and Elizabeth Johanna Koning.