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John Cart Burgess

Also known as: John Cart Burgess; primary name: Burgess, John Cart
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1798-1863
Biography: Painter and writer. Son of William Burgess; brother of Henry William Burgess and Thomas Burgess. Initially a painter of flowers and fruit in watercolours, later turning to landscape painting. Exhibited at the R.A., British Institution, and Society of British Artists. Developed a lucrative teaching practice and published three drawing manuals. There are many problems in attributing the work of Henry William Burgess (c. 1790-1866) and his brother, John Cart Burgess (1798-1863), John Burgess the Younger (1814-74) and William Burgess who worked in Dover (1805-60). On the whole we have left the works with the attributions they had when they came into the collection. Martin Hardie (British Watercolours, III, p. 20) believed two of the BM's works given to John Cart Burgess (LB 1, 2, 1875,0814.1165 and 1166) were by John Burgess the younger. They are views of Dover and Calais in chalk and grey blue wash, dated 1850 and not like any of the other drawings but have remained attributed to John Cart Burgess and with his work. In the Imperial P. VI box there are two large watercolours; we believe one is the work of John Burgess the younger (1946,0705.12) and the other is the work of his father, John Cart Burgess. (1910,0218.26).

29 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.11 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0504.1 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.9 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0504.2 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.10 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.5 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0504.4 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.6 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1875,0814.1166 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1850

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0504.5 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.3 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.2 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.8 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0218.26 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0504.3 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1788-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.1 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.4 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

drawing

Museum number: 1875,0814.1165 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1850

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.7 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Drawn by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1798-1863

print

Museum number: 1867,0309.373 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1800-1867

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.966.+ |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1815-1818

print

Museum number: 1867,0309.372 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1800-1867

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.1212 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1816

print

Museum number: 1861,1012.2328 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1815

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.968 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1815

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.967 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1815-1818

print

Museum number: 1852,0214.61 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1815

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.1211 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1816

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.1210 |
Producer name: BIOG21389 Print made by:John Cart Burgess |
Production date: 1816

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