About Edward Francis Burney
Lived 1760 – 1848 (aged 88). Edward Francis Burney was a painter, visual artist, illustrator and artist.
Portrait of Frances Burney, by Edward Francis Burney, circa 1784-1785, now at the National Portrait Gallery.
Edward Francis Burney (7 September 1760 – 16 December 1848) was an English painter. His middle name is sometimes given as "Francisco" or "Francesco".
Life Burney was born in Worcester on 7 September 1760, the son of Richard Burney and Elizabeth Humphries. and in 1780 he exhibited three drawings illustrating her novel Evelina,
Death Burney died in London on 16 December 1848, at the age of 88. He never married.
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Who was Edward Francis Burney?
British artist (1760-1848)
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Edward Francis Burney was born on 7 September 1760 in Worcester.
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Edward Francis Burney died on 16 December 1848 in London.
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Edward Francis Burney was a painter, visual artist, illustrator and artist.
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