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Edward Francisco Burney听(circa 1785-1800)
By Edward Francisco Burney
Born:听September 7, 1760
Died:听December 16, 1848
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Birth and Family
Edward Francisco (also known as Francesco or Francis) Burney was born in Worcester on September 7, 1760. He was the son of Richard Burney (1723-1792) and Elizabeth Humphries (c.1720-1771), the brother of Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819), the nephew of听Charles Burney (1726-1814), and a favourite cousin of听Frances Burney (1752-1840).
Artistic Training
In 1776, at the age of 16, Edward became a student at the Royal Academy School of Art. He received encouragement from Joshua Reynolds, then-president of the School. Edward exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art from 1780 through 1803. His collection included historical pieces and portraits of friends and family, including his cousin听Frances听(he was apparently too shy to paint other sitters).听
Illustration
Though he was a capable oil portraitist, Edward worked mainly as an illustrator. In 1780, he exhibited three drawings to accompany Frances Burney's听Evelina, one of which was later engraved and incorporated into a 1791 edition of the novel. He went on to do a series of illustrations for Milton's听Paradise Lost, which are now held by the听.听
Satire
Edward was influenced by the satirical style of Hogarth. In the 1820s, Edward did a set of four large watercolours which satirized musical and social life of the time:听The Waltz听and听The Elegant Establishment for Young Ladies听(held by the Victoria and Albert Museum), and听Amateurs of Tye-Wig Music听and听The Glee Club, or, The Triumph of Music听(held by the Yale Center for British Art). An oil version of听Amateurs of Tye-Wig Music听is available to听.听
Death
Burney died in London on December 16, 1848, at the age of 88, and was buried in听Marylebone. He was unmarried.听
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Print Resources
Patricia D. Crown. "Edward Francis Burney, The Artist."听The Burney Letter听5.2 (1999): 1-2.听
---.听Drawings by E. F. Burney in the听.听San Marino: Huntington Library, 1982.听
---. "Visual music: E. F. Burney and a Hogart revival."听听83.4 (Winter 1980): 435-472.
---.听Edward F. Burney: An Historical Study in English Romantic Art.听PhD thesis, 1977.听
Eaves, T. C. Duncan.听听听62.4 (December 1947): 995-999.
Graves, Algernon.听The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904.听New York: Burt Franklin, 1972.
Hallett, Mark.听听Eighteenth-Century Studies听37.4听(Summer 2004): 581-604.
Loussouarn, Sophie. "An Elegant Establishment for Young Ladies听d'Edward Burney: La Repr茅sentation d'une institution de jeunes filles."听RS脡AA XVII-XVIII听45 (1997): 263-280.
Peckham, Morse. "Blake, Milton and Edward Burney."听The Princeton University Library Chronicle听XI (1950): 107-126.
Solkin, David H., ed.听听New Haven & London: Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre, 2001.
Waterhouse, Ellis.听The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons.听Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1981.