Janus: Edward Burne-Jones Papers

Fitzwilliam/BURNE-JONES/XXV contains:
1-2	William Morris
3-6	Edward Burne-Jones to John Henry Chamberlain
7-9	Edward Burne-Jones to Louisa Baldwin
10	Edward Burne-Jones to "Heedie"
11-19	William Graham to Edward Burne-Jones
20-23	Edward Burne-Jones to John Ruskin
24	John Ruskin to Edward Burne-Jones
25-33	Edward Burne-Jones to John Ruskin
34-39	Edward Burne-Jones to his son, Philip Burne-Jones at Marlborough
40-45	Edward Burne-Jones to Louisa Baldwin
46-48	Edward Burne-Jones to Maclaren

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Edward Burne-Jones Papers

Title	Edward Burne-Jones to John Ruskin
Reference	BURNE-JONES/XXV/25-33
Covering Dates	1883–1889
Extent and Medium	9 (typed) letters.

Content and context

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).

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