Frederic William Burton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederic William Burton

Artist, Director of National Gallery

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1816

Place of Birth: County Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1900

Profession: painter, museum director

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Frederic William Burton (8 April 1816 in Wicklow – 16 March 1900 in London) was an Irish painter who was born in Co.
Wicklow on 8 April 1816 And was taken by his parents to live in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland at the age of six.
He was the third son of Samuel Frederick Burton and his wife Hanna Mallett.
The old Burton seat was Clifden House, Corofin, Co.Clare, which was built around the middle of the eighteenth century.
The artist's grandparents were Major Edward William Burton, Clifden, who was High Sheriff of Clare in 1799, and his wife, Jane Blood of nearby Roxton, Co.
Clare.
Sir Frederick was the third director of the National Gallery, London.



Alternative names	Henry Wells
Description	English painter
Date of birth/death	14 December 1828	16 January 1903
Location of birth/death	Marylebone	Kensington
Authority control	: Q5729003 VIAF: 95816275 ISNI: 0000 0000 6994 190X ULAN: 500021913 LCCN: no2012101822 Oxford Dict.: 36830 WorldCat