200th anniversary of Frederic William Burton, 1816–1900
‘HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY, AND LOVED HIS KIND’—THOMAS DAVIES By Marie Bourke Although 2016 marks an important year for significant Irish commemorative events, do not miss the anniversary in April of Frederic William Burton, the leading nineteenth-century artist, antiquarian and director (see HI 20.5, Sept./Oct. 2012, pp 34–7). Born on 8 April 1816, Frederic Burton … Read more