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William Burges

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1939-45-5
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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William Burges was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Burges stands within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echoing those of the Pre-Raphaelites and heralding those of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (3)

City Street

1876 · Black crayon and graphite on tan wove paper

19.5 × 12.3 cm (7 11/16 × 4 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sideboard and Wine Cabinet

1859 · Pine, mahogany, paint, gilding, iron, brass, and marble

126.7 × 151.5 × 57.8 cm (49 7/8 × 59 5/8 × 22 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1847 · Lithograph on paper

34.5 × 28.8 cm (13 5/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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3 published of 3 catalogued · 3 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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