Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-16 | Page 3 | Famous Painter Dead

Painter Dead London 11 Frederick Wiliam William Burton Durton former director of the National Gallery Is dead The he late Sir Str William Burton Durton was as asborn born In Ireland In 1816 and received his Imis education nt at Dublin elect elected elected ed associate or of the Hoal Academy ot of Arts In and U H n Ii Academician In 1539 In ISi ho b e cx ot at the royal roat In London Londona n a large composition The Connaught Toilet which was al des de troed by fire firo a at the where whee It had been temporarily deposit deposited ed by Its owner From to his time was occupied In painting About ISIO 1540 he was member ot of time the Royal Irish Academy of Science Antiquities and Belie and for man many years sat at In the counci council ot of An In he became associate end and In the followIng year en member of the now Roal Society ot of Painting In water colo colors and nd continued to e ex hibit at their annual exhibitions until ISIO when he retired from the socIety In November ho he was elected nn an honorary member He exhibited also aho ahoon on various arlous occasions at the Royal academy cAdem and the Debley Gallery In ISH 1874 Mr Ir Burton Durton succeeded Sir Wm Vm In the directorship of the Na NatiOnal a atonal tonal Gallery torn which post he reo re retired tired In March 14 Since 16 1563 he hol hail been a Fellow ot of the th Society ot of Antiquities tes ties In 1554 lie he received t the he honor ot of knighthood and In I ISS the tho honorary degree of LI U D of Dublin