Georgiana Burne-Jones
British painter and engraver (1840-1920)
Biography
Georgiana, Lady Burne-Jones (née MacDonald; 21 July 1840 – 2 February 1920) was a British 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.
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.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Edward Burne-Jones
- Children
- Margaret Burne-JonesChristopher Burne-JonesPhilip Burne-Jones
- Parents
- George Browne MacdonaldHannah Jones
- Siblings
- Agnes PoynterAlice MacDonald KiplingLouisa BaldwinFrederic W. MacDonaldHenry James MacdonaldWalter MacdonaldMary MacdonaldEdith Macdonald
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- Georgiana Burne-Jones died on February 2, 1920 at the age of 79.
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- Georgiana Burne-Jones was born on July 2, 1840.
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- Georgiana Burne-Jones was born in Birmingham.
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- Georgiana Burne-Jones's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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- Georgiana Burne-Jones is a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- According to Wikidata, Georgiana Burne-Jones's spouse is or was Edward Burne-Jones.
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- Wikidata lists 3 children of Georgiana Burne-Jones.
