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Frederic William Burton

Frederic William Burton
Frederic William Burton (unknown), Irish, Frederic William Burton is a Irish artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Dreams (ca. 1861)

    Dreams (ca. 1861)

    Frederic William Burton (Irish, unknown)

    A woman’s face, half-lit in shadow, drifts between sleep and waking. Her lips part slightly, as if whispering to unseen figures in the dark. The folds of her nightgown catch the faintest glow—something lingers just beyond the edge of vision.