Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898)

Artist and designer born in Birmingham in 1833 as Edward Jones. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he first met William Morris. Jones became a pupil of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and developed his characteristic Pre-Raphaelite style, which is found throughout his work as a painter, book illustrator and designer of tapestries and stained glass. Jones first designed stained glass in 1856, and following several notable works made by James Powell & Sons, he joined Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1861. When the firm was reformed as Morris & Co. in 1875 under Morris' sole control, Burne-Jones became responsible for designing most of the figures and scenes for the stained glass made by the firm. His designs continued to be used by Morris & Co. long after his death in 1898, and his work was influential on others, notably Henry Holiday and his circle.

Edward Coley Burne-Jones was knighted in 1894, and his last major window was made for the west wall of the church at Hawarden.

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Further reading

William Waters, Damozels and Deities: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1870–1898 (Abbots Morton: Seraphim, 2017), pp. 47–167 and further references.

Edward Burne-Jones (London: Tate, 2018).

Douglas E. Schoenherr, 'Edward Burne-Jones's Account Books with Morris & Company (1861-1900): An Annotated Edition' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xxxv (2011), 78–241.

Fiona MacCarthy, The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination (London: Faber & Faber, 2011).

A. Charles Sewter, The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1974).

A. Charles Sewter, 'The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle: A Catalogue' (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1975).

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	Crucifixion with the Four Evangelists firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1868 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff south choir aisle
	Moses with St John the Baptist and St Paul firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1868 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle
	David, St Stephen and Samuel with scenes from the Gospels. firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1869 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff south wall of the south aisle
	Apostles and Characters from the Book of Genesis firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1869 Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle
	St Stephen and St Peter firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown about 1870 Church of St Llwchaiarn, Llanllwchaiarn, Powys south wall of the nave
	The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John patron: John Prichard firm/studio: Morris & Co. designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1873 Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff east wall of the chancel
	The Nativity with Michael and Raphael, and Scenes from the Gospels firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1873 Church of St Michael, Forden, Powys east wall of the chancel
	Virgin and Child with St Bernard and St David firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1873 Church of St Mary, Margam, Neath Port Talbot west wall
	St Simon detail from St Simon, St Peter, St Jude and Scenes from the New Testament firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1874 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle
	Caritas with the Creation of Vegetation and the Animals artist (after): Edward Coley Burne-Jones Church of St Katharine and St Peter, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire Military Chapel

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