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Frederic William Burton

Artist, Director of National Gallery (1816-1900)
Person human Q1217590
Frederic William Burton
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 8, 1816, 1816[10]
Date of death
March 16, 1900, 1900[11]
Place of birth
Wicklow, Corofin[8]
Place of death
London, Kensington[9]
Country of citizenship
Ireland[13]
Occupation
painter, architectural drafter, art historian
Position held
Director of the National Gallery[14]
Award received
Knight Bachelor[16]
Notable work
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs[15]
Genre
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, portrait, genre art, history painting[19][20][21][22]
Work location
Germany, Dublin, London[26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Sir Frederic William Burton[29]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30][31]
Family name
Burton[23]
Given name
Frederic, William[24][25]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Yale Center for British Art[35][36]
Movement
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood[18]
Name in native language
Frederic William Burton[33]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[34]
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Place of burial
Mount Jerome Cemetery[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Frederick William Burton en Sir Frederic William Burton en F. Burton en Frederick Burton Burton en Frederick William Burton en Frederic William Burton en F. W. Burton en F.W. Burton en Sir Burton ar فريدريك وليم بورتون da Frederick William Burton es Sir Frederick William Burton, F.W. Burton he פרדריק ויליאם ברטון it Sir Frederick Burton it Sir Frederick William Burton it Sir William Burton ja フレデリック・ウィリアム・バートン nl Frederic William Burton ru Бёртон, Фредерик Уильям ru Фредерик Уильям Бёртон
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000066333896
VIAF cluster ID
78627675
Library of Congress authority ID
nr90014372
GND ID
11764224X
ARTIC artist ID
41035
ArchINFORM person/group ID
59700
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/89284
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
10598
Art Renewal Center artist ID
2024
Art UK artist ID
frederic-william-burton
Artcyclopedia artist ID
burton_frederic_william
Artists of the World ID
10147606
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Artnet artist ID
frederic-william-burton
AskArt person ID
11142403
Athenaeum person ID
5848
Benezit ID
B00029295
British Museum person or institution ID
21481
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02164914
Christie's creator ID
62487, 61036
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11764224X
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
burtonf
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
001216
Europeana entity
agent/base/158349
FAST ID
1496729
Freebase ID
/m/08g22n
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003945439707141
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m08g22n
Grove Art Online ID
T012618
Invaluable.com person ID
hzltay55lv
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11764224X
Museum-digital ID
37001
National Gallery of Art artist ID
9822
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00672
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
288069412
Online Books Page author ID
Burton, Frederic William, 1816-1900
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
4127
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
34991
Project Gutenberg author ID
26547
RA Collections ID
17226
RKDartists ID
14341
Ricorso author ID
b/Burton_FW/life
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
196882
Royal Academy ID
frederic-william-burton
SNAC ARK ID
w6892jhh
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
sir-frederick-william-burton
UK National Archives ID
F40387
Union List of Artist Names ID
500018121
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10935332
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/216701
Watercolour World artist ID
frederic-william-burton
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jb2ahvc4
WikiArt ID
frederick-william-burton
WikiTree person ID
Burton-10077
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmQHGmV4dGJj6mHyrKBP
YCBA agent ID
2836
Yale LUX ID
person/50a285cb-4015-4f57-a039-3989dbabcda8

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🔗 Connections
Genre 4
portrait, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, history painting, genre art
Has works in the collection 3
National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Yale Center for British Art
Occupation 3
painter, art historian, architectural drafter
Work location 3
Germany, London, Dublin
Place of birth 2
Wicklow, Corofin
Place of death 2
London, Kensington
Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Family name 1
Burton
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Movement 1
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Place of burial 1
Mount Jerome Cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Frederic William Burton was born on April 8, 1816[1], in Wicklow[2]. He died on March 16, 1900[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], architectural drafter[6], and art historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Frederic William Burton born?

Frederic William Burton's place of birth was Wicklow[2].

Where did Frederic William Burton die?

Frederic William Burton died in London[4].

What did Frederic William Burton do for work?

Frederic William Burton worked as a painter[5], architectural drafter[6], and art historian[7].

What awards did Frederic William Burton receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[16].

Related Entities

Germany Ireland London National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . nationalgallery.ie. nationalgallery.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . clarelibrary.ie. clarelibrary.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . clarelibrary.ie. clarelibrary.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . clarelibrary.ie. clarelibrary.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 29d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Director of the National Gallery
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  3. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  4. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, architectural drafter, art historian
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Occupation → —
    Depicted by → Sir Frederic William Burton
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