Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-1898)

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Description

Edward Coley Burne-Jones and George Eliot met in February of 1868. Eliot was an admirer of Burne-Jones’ art, as testified by an 1873 letter: 'I write in gratitude to tell you that your work makes life larger and more beautiful to us.' Eliot became especially close to Georgiana Burne-Jones, Edward’s wife, and when the couple had marital difficulties due to Edwards’s extramarital interests, Georgiana may have confided in Eliot.

Publisher

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Letters Exchanged

To:
GE to Edward Burne-Jones, London, 20 March 1873
GE to Edward Burne-Jones, London, 8 May 1877
GE to [Edward Burne-Jones], London, 12 May 1873

From:
Edward Burne-Jones to GE, London, [21? March 1873]
Edward Burne-Jones to C. L, London, [18? December 1878]

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https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-1003928?rskey=pnNElz&result=1

Citation

Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898), Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-1898), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97131