Archive of letters from Burne-Jones to May and Daphne Gaskell

The Ashmolean acquired this important record of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, the illustrated letters of Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–98) to May Gaskell. The archive consists of more than 200 letters dating from 1892 up to the year of Burne-Jones’s death.

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Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–98) letter showing the 'fat man'
Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–98) letter showing the 'fat man'
Region
South East England
Grant awarded
£60,000
Year awarded