John Burr, John Burr, 1831 - 1893. Artist

John Burr

British · 1831–1893 · Painter

John P. Burr was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter of genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes. (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Burr, The poor helping the poor, oil on canvasThe poor helping the poorLyon & Turnbull · £2,375≈ $3,119≈ €2,812Sign up to see
  2. John Burr, Before the Schoolmaster, Oil on canvas (relined)Before the SchoolmasterLempertz · €2,480≈ $2,765≈ £1,810Sign up to see
  3. John Burr, Untitled - Love through the Generations, 1877, oil on canvasUntitled - Love through the GenerationsLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$2,340≈ $2,300≈ £1,434≈ €1,674Sign up to see

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John P. Burr was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter of genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1831, EdinburghDied 1893, LondonOccupation PainterWikidata Q18163411 ↗ULAN 500022390 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as John P. Burr

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Burr, John Burr, 1831 - 1893. Artist
John Burr, 1831 - 1893. Artist
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
John Burr, Grandfather's Return
Grandfather's Return
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
John Burr, Drifting
Drifting1885
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Burr, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Burr, A Happy Home
A Happy Home1887
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
John Burr, Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
John Burr, Love's Young Dream
Love's Young Dream1860
Dundee Art Galleries and Museums ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dundee Art Galleries and Museums
John Burr, Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound1859
Dundee Art Galleries and Museums ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dundee Art Galleries and Museums
John Burr, The Travelling Tinker
The Travelling Tinker1863
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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