William Burnett
Born 1819 (Circa)
Active: 1852 - 1871
Country of birth and death: Ireland
Sculptor
Probably born in Dublin. He was the younger brother of the sculptor, Francis Burnett.
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1852
1852
cat. no. 358
Exhibited at The National Exhibition, Cork, 1852
Descriptions of Practice
Listed in Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory with the Post Office Dublin City and County Directory, for the year 1861 Thom's Directory
'Stone, Statuary and Marble Yards'
Listed under Sculptors Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory with the Post Office Dublin City and County Directory, for the year 1866 Thom's Directory
Listed under Sculptors Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory with the Post Office Dublin City and County Directory, for the year 1871 Thom's Directory
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 173 (contained in entry for Francis Burnett)
The Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1852 RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogues
1852
cat. no. 358
Citing this record
'William Burnett', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib3_1202298187, accessed 29 Mar 2023]
