Portrait of Sir Edward Burne-Jones

George James Howard, Ninth earl of Carlisle (1843-1911)

Date Unknown

Pencil on paper

Dimensions: 7 1/4 X 6 inches, 18.5 X 15 cm.

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Commentary by Hilary Morgan

Howard had a long standing admiration for Burne-Jones. He took his fiancé to see the artist's 'Saint Frideswide' window in Christchurch Oxford, and sought his friendship soon after his marriage in 1864. He asked Burne Jones to teach him painting and the artist, unwilling to undertake this role, recommended Legros. Burne-Jones, with some collaboration from Walter Crane, decorated Howard's dining room at No. 1 Palace Green with the story of Cupid and Psyche.

This drawing could have been made at any time in the 1870s when Burne-Jones wore his beard long in this style. The most likely date is August 1874 when Burne-Jones visited Howard at Naworth, a visit which is also commemorated in Howard's photograph album included in the present catalogue (number 84, plate 62).

Related Material: The Cupid and Psyche Frieze at No. 1 Palace Green

• Article in The Studio
• North Wall
• South Wall
• West Wall
• South and West Walls
• East Wall
• South West Corner

References

Information from Timothy Wilcox.

Morgan, Hilary, and Peter Nahum. Burne-Jones, the Pre-Raphaelites, and Their Century. London: Peter Nahum, 1989. Catalogue number 83.

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