Charles Fairfax Murray: The Unknown Pre-Raphaelite

by Elliott, David B., Ph.D.; Murray, Charles Fairfax

• ISBN13: 9781584560302
• ISBN10: 1584560304
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Oak Knoll Pr

Summary

This long-awaited biography of Charles Fairfax Murray, the least known of all the Pre-Raphaelites, will reveal that he was a talented painter, dealer, connoisseur, book collector and benefactor, as well as the friend of William Morris, and the friend of William Morris and the Rossettis, friend and studio assistant to Edward Burne-Jones, and protege of John Ruskin.

David Elliot, the grandson of Murray, offers an incredible insight into Murray's world by having access to papers on both sides of the family and diligently researching treasured archives in Britain, Europe and America. Co-published with The Book Guild, Ltd.

Author Biography

David Elliott, the grandson of Charles Fairfax Murray, was educated at Marlborough. After Army service in Military Intelligence in Austria, he went into a career in advertising, beginning as a writer and progressing to management positions with the US Interpublic Group of Companies in London, New York and Australia. He then set up a management consultancy in personnel and team motivation, which he ran until his retirement. He now spends his time writing and lecturing on Fairfax Murray, Ruskin and associated 19th century art subjects

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Early Days	p. 1
'On Becoming an Artist'	p. 15
A Visit to Italy	p. 33
Return to Italy	p. 45
Siena	p. 61
Partings, Ruskin and Rossetti	p. 77
Florence	p. 91
Return to London 1886	p. 109
'How happy could I be with either...'	p. 127
The Critics	p. 141
High Water 1885-1900	p. 161
Nunc Dimittis	p. 181
Appendix	p. 203
Endnotes	p. 213
Chronology	p. 237
Select Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 257
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