Edward Burne-JonesBritish, 1833–1898Sketchbook
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Studies for "The Hours," (1870-83), "Flamma Vestalis," (1886), "Hill Fairies" (1881-98), and "The Bath of Venus" (1873-88).
Harvard Art Museums
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- 1943.1815.17.1-11
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Meanwhile, in the life of Edward Burne-Jones
The whole life1870s
Georgiana grows close to Morris
In these difficult years Georgiana developed a friendship with Morris, whose wife Jane had fallen in love with Rossetti. If he asked her to leave her husband, she refused: both couples stayed together, and Georgiana and Morris remained close for the rest of their lives.
1878
Exhibits “Laus Veneris”, “Le Chant d’Amour”, “Pan and Psyche”
Following up the signal success of 1877, he exhibited “Laus Veneris”, “Le Chant d’Amour”, “Pan and Psyche” and other works, most of them painted in brilliant colours.
1880
A holiday home at Rottingdean
The Burne-Joneses bought Prospect House in Rottingdean, near Brighton, as a holiday home, and soon after the next-door Aubrey Cottage, joining them into North End House after North End Road, where their Fulham home stood.
1881
Honorary degree from Oxford
Oxford, which he had once left without a degree, gave him an honorary degree, and in 1882 made him an Honorary Fellow.
1884
Legion of Honour for “King Cophetua”
Burne-Jones received the Legion of Honour for his painting “King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid”.
1886
“The Depths of the Sea”, his only Academy showing
Elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1885, he exhibited there the following year for the only time, showing “The Depths of the Sea”, a mermaid carrying down a youth she has unconsciously drowned in the impetuosity of her love.
