Janus: Edward Burne-Jones Papers

Fitzwilliam/BURNE-JONES contains:
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XVIII	Letters to John Ruskin
XX	William Michael Rossetti Letters
XXI	Letters to Charles Eliot Norton
XXII	Lucy Madox Rossetti Letters (wife of William Michael)
XXIII	Correspondence: A. Warington Taylor (with E.E. Robson)
XXIX	Burne-Jones Chronology
XXV	Correspondence: Ruskin, Morris, Chamberlain, Baldwin, et al.
XXVI	Bound volume containing typed copies of letters from Edward (and Georgiana) Burne-Jones.
XXVII	Edward Burne-Jones to Frances Horner
XXVIII	Edward Burne-Jones to Frances Horner and other correspondence
XXX	Additions to the main archive

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Edward Burne-Jones Papers

Title	Correspondence: Ruskin, Morris, Chamberlain, Baldwin, et al.
Reference	BURNE-JONES/XXV
Covering Dates	1868–1876
Extent and Medium	55 items

Fitzwilliam/BURNE-JONES/XXV contains:

1-2

William Morris. Typed copy of a letter to William Morris from Edward Burne-Jones. Will not accept Presidentship of Fine Art Society, because of the difficulty of the lecture; typed copy of letter from Morris to John Henry Chamberlain conveying this news about Edward Burne-Jones and floating alternative names: Holman Hunt, Poynter, G.E. Street.
2 typed letters.

1880

3-6

Edward Burne-Jones to John Henry Chamberlain. Typed copies of four letters concerning loan of pictures to Birmingham, especially the circular watercolour of Christ in Judgment then at the Grosvenor Gallery; reiterates thanks for Presidentship offer; expresses interest in developing a "flourishing" school in Birmingham.
4 (typed) letters.

1880–1882

7-9

Edward Burne-Jones to Louisa Baldwin. Typed copies of three letters concerning personal matters, visits, illnesses, children; "the work I do at present is so broken and I am afraid lifeless.."; drawing below of himself as an old man leaning on a stick (XXV 9).
3 (typed) letters.

1873–1874

Edward Burne-Jones to "Heedie". Typed copy of a letter from Edward Burne-Jones to "Dear Heedie" [?Edith Macdonald].
1 (typed) letter.

11-19

William Graham to Edward Burne-Jones. Typed copies of eleven letters (first three as a single item) from William Graham to Edward Burne-Jones, some partial. Making payment for various works including "Cupid and Psyche", the "Days of Creation" and "the Ladye I fell in love with at your studio the other day and which you kindly promised me I should have" (XXV.12); agrees to send "Chant d'amour" and about changes to "Laus Veneris" drawing; asks about development of "Cupid and Psyche" among other works; expresses interest in purchase of other pictures including "Love is Passing", "Love as Reason", and requests further pictures to accompany the existing "choristers" to decorate an "unbearably ugly" organ (XXV.14); acknowledges receipt of various items including "Love the Philosopher" and the "Danae", which he is disposed to keep and give his brother something else"'The Ring given to Venus' or the like" (XXV.17); sends Tintoretto he has purchased; voices doubts about making the picture of the Virgin raising the child "a £500 picture" (XXV.16).
11 (typed) letters.

1868–1876

20-23

Edward Burne-Jones to John Ruskin. Typed copies of four letters. First, dated August 1878, mentions a damsel he has been drawing from and invites to see; at the end a sketch of two hands at the end of a nose accompanies postscript: "This is a vulgar emblem, but it's true" (XXV.20); two letters, both dated February 14, 1883, concerning glass and Morris; letter dated March 1883, mentioning work on hawthorn cross and pictures including the "Wheel of Fortune".
4 (typed) letters.

1878–1883

John Ruskin to Edward Burne-Jones. Typed copy of a letter replying to letter about work on hawthorn cross.
1 (typed) letter.

March 1883

25-33

Edward Burne-Jones to John Ruskin. Typed copies of nine letters discussing various personal matters, designs; explains Fortune figure in Dürer; "I am painting some most beautiful pictures, much in advance of the age, which is an age I don't like, and they are killing all my dear Arabs, so that presently I shant have one to play with Meantime I have turned Arab, and my name is Fadle Abu Mich" (XXV.27); mentions work on "Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar"; recalls discussion about shepherds; sketch of himself sitting before his easel with four pairs of spectacles lying about on the floor (XXV.30); mentions letter with illustrations of Beresford Chapel which he has destroyed (XXV.31); complains he has not seen him. Final letter confirms meeting and has a small sketch of a forlorn sitting man in place of a signature (XXV.33).
9 (typed) letters..

1883–1889

34-39

Edward Burne-Jones to his son, Philip Burne-Jones at Marlborough. Typed copies (some partial) of twelve letters offering general advice about life, dealing with injustice, standing up for himself; offers to take him to a boxing school; sends his Fouque's "Seasons" and, as birthday present, a colour box, giving advice (with illustration) on how to care for brushes; "all this winter I want to do nothing but paint my Mirror and Laus Veneris and Feast of Peleus and keep to them until they are finished" (XXV.36); also mentions work for a face of Idleness.
12 (typed) letters.

1874–1877

40-45

Edward Burne-Jones to Louisa Baldwin. Typed copies of six further letters concerning various personal matters, mostly birthdays; death of Morris; gladness about Academy election, "and now if he holds tight to the National Gallery, and gives no heed to spiteful, ignorant and self-interested paragraphs in papers, all will be well" (XXV.43).
6 (typed) letters.

1870–1897

46-48

Edward Burne-Jones to Maclaren. Typed copies of three letters (one partial). Has shown painting to Rossetti who has praised it; agrees to get round to drawings for Maclaren's book and will begin frontispiece.
3 (typed) letters.

1856