Richard Burchett (1815-1875)

Richard Burchett (1815-1875) was perhaps more important as an art teacher than as an artist although he achieved some success with his historical subjects. He was regarded as a kind of fellow traveller of the Pre-Raphaelites without ever quite belonging to the movement.



Richard Burchett, Erasmus and Thomas More visit the children of Henry VII, 1841-63



Richard Burchett, Sanctuary — Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey aka Edward IV Withheld by Ecclesiastics from Pursuing Lancastrian Fugitives into a Church, 1867