Richard Burchett (English Wikipedia)

translation per DNB, although they say Linear Perspective of 1856 - the 1872 work may be a new edition digitized, Google Books
Published "Names of Purchasers and Prices..." digitised on Google Books

bridgeman.co.uk

Collinson Image The Mellon Centre now date this 1849-50 however. Burchett sold his painting to the V&A in 1861.

Brompton Square was home to many artists, writers and actors etc Survey of London Artists, musicians and writers resident in Brompton, 1790–1870. Charles Dickens, Jr. (eldest child of Charles Dickens) wrote in his 1879 book Dickens's Dictionary of London that "[Brompton] was at one time almost exclusively the artist quarter and is still largely frequented by the votaries of the brush and chisel, though of late years Belgravia has been encroaching upon its boundaries, and Belgravian rents are stealing westward." Dickens, Charles Jr. (1879). "Brompton". Dickens's Dictionary of London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
Survey of London
Survey of London, vol 38;
Survey of London pre-move

Christie's Catalogue, King St, Sale 7279, Lot 219 Showing a Preference, John Calcott Horsley, R.A. (1817–1903). - Horsley was also a colleague of Burchett's

Image The two titles are mentioned separately by the DNB, who give the Guildhall Sanctuary, but there seems only to be the one painting (exhibited RA 1867)

In 1875, he was at 20 Brompton Sq., where he registered a patent "for improvements in boxes for containing matches and other articles" - London Gazette, March 29, 1878, p. 2259. By 1878 he had moved to Ravenscourt Park, where he played a crucial role in developing the present public park. Obituary of Mr E. S. Burchett by F.E. Hayes, A.R.C.A., F.R.G.S. West London Observer 24 March 1916

For quote, search online collection on Burchett (accessed February 15, 2008). V&A image

Teaching by Example: Education and the Formation of South Kensington's Museums Rafael Cardoso Denis, V&A

Brompton Square was home to many artists, writers and actors etc Survey of London Artists, musicians and writers resident in Brompton, 1790–1870. Charles Dickens, Jr. (eldest child of Charles Dickens) wrote in his 1879 book Dickens's Dictionary of London that "[Brompton] was at one time almost exclusively the artist quarter and is still largely frequented by the votaries of the brush and chisel, though of late years Belgravia has been encroaching upon its boundaries, and Belgravian rents are stealing westward." Dickens, Charles Jr. (1879). "Brompton". Dickens's Dictionary of London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.