Burt, Albin Roberts
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
born 01.12.1783, Chancery Lane, London. bapt. 17.12.1783, St. Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street, London
Date and place of death:
dec. 18.03.1842, 3 Conduit St., Reading, Berks. bur. 20.03.1842, St. Giles, Reading, Berks
Worked:
(fl) ca. 1805-1841
Known places of work:
London, Bath, Worcester, Birmingham, Warwick, Chester, Southampton, Reading
Known techniques:
Painted on paper, card, Bristol Board and ivory. Used 'Physiognotrace' machine to trace the outline of sitters' profiles
Known materials:
Paper, card, Bristol Board and ivory
Frames:
Papier-mâché, reeded ebonised wood, maplewood
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
To be revised 2025
Additional research about Albin Roberts Burt:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Burt, Albin Roberts (McKechnie Section 2)Burt, Albin Roberts (McKechnie Section 6)
Source: Joll (Hon. Secretary of the Silhouette Collectors Club and Editor of the Club's newsletter)
Burt, Albin Roberts (SCC Newsletter January 2009)