Georgiana Burne-Jones
British painter and engraver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georgiana, Lady Burne-Jones (Birmingham, 21 July 1840 – 2 February 1920) was a painter and engraver, and the second oldest of the Macdonald sisters. She was married to the Late Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, and was also the mother of painter Philip Burne-Jones, aunt of novelist Rudyard Kipling and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, confidante and friend of George Eliot, William Morris, and John Ruskin. She was a Trustee of the South London Gallery and was elected to the parish Council of Rottingdean, near Brighton in Sussex.
Georgiana Burne-Jones | |
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Born | Georgiana MacDonald 21 July 1840 |
Died | 2 February 1920(1920-02-02) (aged 79) |
Nationality | British |
Movement | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Aesthetic Movement, Arts and Crafts Movement |
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She is known for the biography of her husband, The Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones and for publishing his Flower Book. She became the mother-in-law of John William Mackail, who married her daughter Margaret. Their children were the novelists Angela Thirkell, Denis Mackail and Clare Mackail.