John Bagnold BURGESS
1830–1897, England

John Bagnold Burgess was a painter of Spanish genre scenes. Born in Chelsea in 1829. The son of H.W. Burgess, a landscape painter to William IV, John exhibited works at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Society of British Artists at Suffolk Street. Burgess started his career by painting portraits and genre works, before travelling to Spain in 1858, accompanied by his friend and fellow artist Edwin Long - who would become his travelling companion on future painting trips to the country. For the next some thirty years, Burgess was an annual visitor to Spain, often spending days with Spanish peasants, living their life and sharing their food. He also went to Morocco at least once.

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