Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh was an accomplished British painter of interiors, landscapes and scenes. He trained at the Brighton School of Art and later in Paris. His works are held in numerous public collections including at the Imperial War Museum.

He was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.

Exhibited

Beaux Arts Gallery, Fine Art Society, London Salon, Royal Academy in London, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

Public Collections

Brighton Museums & Art Galleries, Imperial War Museum, Museum of the Home, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, UCL Art Museum.

Timeline

1869

Born in Brighton to Charles Geo Burleigh and Isabella Burleigh.

Studied at Brighton School of Art.

Studied in Paris under Jacques-Emile Blanche.

1891

Lived with his family in Brighton and worked as a Drawing Teacher.

1897

Debuted at the Royal Academy with Sussex Meadows.

1901

Boarding in Shoreham, Hove.

1904

Married Averil Mary Dell, an artist, in Brighton.

1911

Lived with his wife in Hove.

1915

Elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

1921

Lived with his wife and daughter, Veronica, in Hove.

1956

Died in Hove.