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William Paton Burton Art

British, 1828-1883
William Paton Burton was born 1828, in Madras, India and died December 1883, in Aberdeen, Scotland. William Paton Burton was an architect, painter and watercolourist. His father was an officer in the Indian Army. Burton first studied with David Bryce in Edinburgh. After a period spent studying architecture, he dedicated himself to painting in watercolors. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy and in Suffolk Street between 1862 and 1880. He travelled extensively, particularly in Egypt and Europe.
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Artist: William Paton Burton
William Paton Burton (1828-1883) - Watercolour, On the River at Beeding, Sussex
William Paton Burton (1828-1883) - Watercolour, On the River at Beeding, Sussex

William Paton Burton (1828-1883) - Watercolour, On the River at Beeding, Sussex

By William Paton Burton

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A peaceful landscape on the River Adur near Upper Beeding in West Sussex. Presented in a double wash line mount and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame. Signed to the lower-left ed...

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Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt 1874 Orientalist watercolor by W. Burton
Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt 1874 Orientalist watercolor by W. Burton

Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt 1874 Orientalist watercolor by W. Burton

By William Paton Burton

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Housed in a period gold leaf frame. Inscribed lower left, "Market Place Tanta Egypt". Signed and dated 1874. This watercolor depicts an Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt. William Paton Burton was born 1828, in Madras, India and died December 1883, in Aberdeen, Scotland. William Paton Burton was an architect, painter and watercolourist. His father was an officer in the Indian Army. Burton first studied with David Bryce...

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1870s English School William Paton Burton Art

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Paper, Watercolor

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