Henry Burn, Hidden silhouette: the spirit of Byron in the Greek Isles

Henry Burn

British · 1807–1884 · Painter, Printmaker

English painter and lithographer, active in Australia, ca.1807-1884 (1807–1884)

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Record prices

  1. Henry Burn, Melbourne from Below Jolimont 1873, 1873, watercolour and gouache on paperMelbourne from Below Jolimont 1873Smith & Singer · A$24,400≈ $17,604≈ £11,672≈ €16,528Sign up to see
  2. Henry Burn, Sandridge from the Lagoon c1870, c1870, oil on academy boardSandridge from the Lagoon c1870Menzies · A$25,773≈ $17,442≈ £14,113≈ €15,947Sign up to see
  3. Henry Burn, A Social Occasion while Boating on the Yarra 1868, 1868, pastel and gouache on paperA Social Occasion while Boating on the Yarra 1868Menzies · A$19,636≈ $14,841≈ £10,494≈ €13,286Sign up to see

Henry Burn’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Works in museum collections

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Henry Burn, Hidden silhouette: the spirit of Byron in the Greek Isles
Hidden silhouette: the spirit of Byron in the Greek Islesca. 1825 · Lithograph
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of…
Henry Burn, Wrexham
Wrexham1847
National Library of Wales ↗
CC0 · Henry Burn, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — National Library of Wales
Henry Burn, Bedford from the North
Bedford from the North1840
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Henry Burn, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

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