George henry burgess biography of michael

          Biography..

          George Henry Burgess

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          George Henry Burgess (June 8, 1831 – April 22, 1905) was an English landscape painter, wood engraver and lithographer.


          Life and work

          Burgess was born in London, into a large family of artists.

          He studied at the Somerset House School of Design in that city.

          Michael G. Burgess, born February 9th, , age 89, passed away on Thursday, November 23, A visitation for Michael will be held Friday.

        1. Michael G. Burgess, born February 9th, , age 89, passed away on Thursday, November 23, A visitation for Michael will be held Friday.
        2. George Henry Burgess.
        3. Biography.
        4. With heavy but peaceful hearts we announce that our brother and uncle George Irving Burgess passed on Sunday, May 12, in his 80th year.
        5. M George Henry Jesse Burgess.

          6. In 1849, he traveled to California to join the Gold rush. Having tried his hand at mining and lithography, he and his brother Hubert set up a jewelry shop in Sonora, repairing watches and fashioning jewelry. George traveled extensively through the gold rush country, chronicling his experiences through watercolor paintings.

          George made three trips to Hawaii.

          His longest stay was 1855-1856, with shorter visits in 1866 and 1871.[1] Many of George’s Hawaii drawings were later printed by the lithographic firm of Britton & Rey in San Francisco. George’s brothers Charles Burgess and Edward Burgess lived in Honolulu for various periods of time.

          Charles was a photographer and portrait pa