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Sir Edward Burne-Jones

1833–1898

Alphonse Legros. Portrait of Burne-Jones, 1868–1869.
Alphonse Legros. Portrait of Burne-Jones, 1868–1869.

Reading Ruskin at university led Burne-Jones and William Morris to Rossetti, who encouraged him to pursue art. He received little formal training. Alongside painting, he designed for Morris & Company and belonged to the second generation of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

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Sources

Alphonse Legros · Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums; presented in 1922 by Sir James Murray · Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence