Early Life, Family and Artistic Training Robert Burrows was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1810. He was the eldest son of a silversmith, Robert Burrows, and Elizabeth Cordy. Growing up in a household shaped by the precise work of a silversmith, he eventually moved toward the study of fine art. He traveled to London to receive his training at the Royal Academy, where he learned the formal foundations of his craft. His connection to the local art community in Ipswich remained strong throughout his life. Shortly after Henry Davy established the Ipswich Society of Professional & Amateur Artists i…