Thomas Burman (sculptor)
Thomas Burman (1618–1674) was a 17th century English sculptor based in London.
Life
[edit]Born in London in 1618 of Jewish parentage he was indentured as a bound apprentice to mason and sculptor Edward Marshall in 1633. He began working independently around 1640.[1]
Around 1650 he took on John Bushnell as an apprentice who proved a worthy student. Andre Charles Boulle also studied under him.[2]
He died on 17 March 1674 in the parish of St Martin's and is buried in the churchyard of St Paul's in Covent Garden in central London.
Family
[edit]He was married to Rebekeh (Rebecca). They had a son Balthasar Burman who was also a sculptor - his most notable work being the tomb of Bishop Brian Duppa in Westminster Abbey.
Known works
[edit]- Statue of Anna Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (1671) at St. John's College, Cambridge[3]
- Fireplace for Sir Robert Clayton's banking house (1671) in Old Jewry
- Memorial to John Dutton in Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sherborne
- Memorial to Mrs and Rev Beale (1672) at Walton, Buckinghamshire[4]
- Memorial to John Ashburnham (1672) in the parish church of Ashburnham, East Sussex
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