Kilburn
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) circa 1824
Known places of work:
London
Known techniques:
Painted on card
Known materials:
Square card
Frames:
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Mr Kilburn was the artist of a silhouette of fifteen year-old Lord Tennyson. It is painted on a square of card and has an inscription which reads “By appointment...Mr Kilburn”. The address reads 23a Regent Street, London. The silhouette is quite typical in style and of average ability. Nothing else of Mr Kilburn is known.
Additional research about Kilburn:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Kilburn (McKechnie Section 2)