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Robert William Buss

British artist (1804-1875)
Person human Q921595

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
August 4, 1804
Date of death
February 26, 1875, August 29, 1875[4][8]
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
painter, illustrator, etcher
Notable work
Dickens' Dream, Family Stories, by Thomas Ingolsby[12][13]
Child
Frances Buss[10]
Work location
United Kingdom[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19]
Family name
Buss[15]
Given name
Robert, William[16][17]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Charles Dickens Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall Art Gallery, Holburne Museum, London Museum, University of Bristol Theatre Collection, Brampton Museum[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[21]
P14750
0498-2CCE-EDBE-66EC-F236
Place of burial
Highgate Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Buss en Robert Buss en Robert William Buss en R.W. Buss he רוברט ויליאם בס ja ロバート・ウィリアム・バス
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000109617128
VIAF cluster ID
27338492
Library of Congress authority ID
n86144044
GND ID
123635608
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RWBuss.jpg ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/95867
Art UK artist ID
buss-robert-william-18041875
Artists of the World ID
10147931
Artnet artist ID
robert-william-buss
AskArt person ID
11091955
Athenaeum person ID
7975
Benezit ID
B00029485
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14970881r
British Museum person or institution ID
21519
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01073274
CONOR.SR ID
28558183
Christie's creator ID
14410
Europeana entity
agent/base/24925
FAST ID
184805
Freebase ID
/m/04ygcyp
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003976779707141
IdRef ID
08774001X
Invaluable.com person ID
f4iw0gcymn
KBR person ID
14456035
MutualArt artist ID
30D85002E917C89D
NUKAT ID
n01012581
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
871
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000483201
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271585205171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp120538
National Virtual Library of India ID
302175, 788054
Open Library ID
OL5900051A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
4171
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
27156
RA Collections ID
18647
RKDartists ID
14426
Royal Academy ID
robert-william-buss
SNAC ARK ID
w6fr02zt
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
6370
Union List of Artist Names ID
500005610
V&A person ID
A17832
Wellcome Collection concept ID
yq6cm8ne
WikiArt ID
robert-william-buss
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJht74gBPrj6YyT9k863Qq
YCBA agent ID
6591
Yale LUX ID
person/2e3f85e3-080a-4c48-aa2a-c53cdbe86596

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 9
Victoria and Albert Museum, London Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Charles Dickens Museum, Guildhall Art Gallery, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery +1 more
Occupation 3
painter, illustrator, etcher
Given name 2
Robert, William
Child 1
Frances Buss
Children (paternal) 1
Frances Buss
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Buss
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Place of burial 1
Highgate Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
United Kingdom
← Illustrator 1
The Pickwick Papers
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Summary

Born in London[1], he… he was born on August 4, 1804[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on February 26, 1875[4]. He worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], and etcher[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Dickens' Dream[12], a painting[23], founded in 1870[24] and Family Stories, by Thomas Ingolsby[13], a literary work[25], written by Richard Harris Barham[26].

FAQs

Where was Robert William Buss born?

Born in London[1].

Where did Robert William Buss die?

Robert William Buss died in London[3].

What did Robert William Buss do for work?

Robert William Buss worked as painter[5], illustrator[6], and etcher[7].

Related Entities

London National Gallery of Victoria The Pickwick Papers United Kingdom Victoria and Albert Museum

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0498-2CCE-EDBE-66EC-F236
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Child → Frances Buss
    Notable work → —
    Instance of → human
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