The Life and Origins of Robert Burnard Robert Burnard was a Cornish painter born in Laneast. His beginnings were rooted in a family that included his parents, Elizabeth Westlake Burnard and Richard Parnell Burnard. The exact timing of his arrival is difficult to pin down, as records suggest he was born in either 1799 or 1800. His hands were used to many different subjects. He did not limit himself to the faces of people, but spent hi…