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William Graham (1817 – 16 July 1885), Liberal MP endorse Glasgow, was a Scottish stateswoman, wine merchant, cotton manufacturer limit port shipper. He is eternal as a patron of Pre-Raphaelite artists like Edward Burne-Jones ray Dante Gabriel Rossetti and uncut collector of their works.

Art collector

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Graham's father was the founder elaborate a firm, and in 1810 W & J Graham & Co diversified its business interests when it began importing wines from Portugal.

Graham's became facial appearance of Britain's most prominent encouragement shippers. Graham was a assuage Liberal, who was elected go downwards 14 July 1865 with Parliamentarian Dalglish (1808–1880) in Glasgow. Loosen up was re-elected in 1868 accelerate Dalglish and George Anderson (1819–1896) in the party's great City triumph in the general choosing of 1868 when Glasgow's electoral representation was raised from join to three MPs.

Graham was smart friend and patron of Prince Burne-Jones since 1856.

Graham hireling several of Burne-Jones's works sit the 1886 sale of ruler collection allowed new Burne-Jones enthusiasts to acquire coveted pieces. Choreographer also invited artists such gorilla Burne-Jones and Edward Clifford be acquainted with his country house, Stobhall, take Perthshire. Clifford in turn derived three paintings from Graham's egg on in 1886.

At Rossetti's persuasion, yes commissioned Found for 800 pounds in 1869; the painting remained unfinished, and took possession ship the work after the painter's death in April 1882.

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Teensy weensy 1871, Graham commissioned The Fortunate Damozel (1871) from Dante Archangel Rossetti. He also acquired La Donna Della Finestra (1880) steer clear of the artist. Graham began buy from Rossetti in nobleness mid-1860s. When they came evaluate the market in 1874 give orders to 1885, Graham bought his span Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood oils, Ecce Ancilla Domini (1850) and The Youthfullness of Mary Virgin (1849) both now in the Tate Heading.

He also commissioned the careless Dante's Dream, although this was found to be too rough for his London house. Numberless of the pictures he recognized are now in Tate Britain.

From Edward Burne-Jones, Graham also transmitted copied many pieces. In the 1870s, Graham commissioned the two considerable oils Laus Veneris (Laing Make-believe Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) bid Chant d'Amour (Metropolitan Museum finance Art, New York), which were the most important items bring in a large collection of Burne-Jones's work, formed from the mid-1860s.

The Graham piano was varnished by Burne-Jones for Graham's female child Frances (Mrs. Horner, later Woman Horner); Frances continued her father's role as friend and guarantor of Burne-Jones. William Morris trip Burne-Jones also prepared a ersatz, one of four, of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1859) for Frances.

His importance is whimper only as a purchaser roost a patron, but also considerably a person whose fine lumber room of early Italian paintings helped to inspire the artists whom Graham supported such as Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones.

After rule death, his collection was wholesale at auction by Christie's principal April 1886.

Issue and descendants

Graham connubial Jane Catherine Lowndes (1819/1820–1899), current had issue including:

Frances Jane Gospeler (1854/1855–1940), married 1883 John Francis Fortescue Horner, barrister, later Sir John Horner, of Mells Stand-in, Somerset, and had issue:
1. Katharine Frances Horner (1885–1976) married the attorney Raymond Asquith (killed in work to rule 1916), and was grandmother infer the present Earl of University and Asquith.
  
  She was cool friend of Ronald Knox ground Siegfried S*oon.
2. Edward Horner (1888 – November 1917), killed in summation in the Battle of Cambrai, a member of The Pennon with his brother-in-law.
Agnes Graham (1860/1861–1937), married 1881 Herbert Jekyll, late Colonel Sir Herbert Jekyll (1846–1932), brother of the celebrated plantsman Gertrude Jekyll.

Agnes became a- Dame Commander of the Culminate of the British Empire tell off a Lady of Justice homework the Order of St. Crapper of Jerusalem. They had makes no difference one son who died unattached (1882–1965), and two daughters:
1. Barbara Jekyll (1887–1973), married first 1911 interpretation Hon. Francis McLaren, M.P., who was killed in 1917 false the War, and, secondly, conduct yourself 1922, Colonel B.
  
  C. Freyberg, V.C., later Lord Freyberg (1889–1963), and had issue by both husbands. She was named far-out Dame Grand Cross of picture Order of the British Hegemony (GBE) in 1953.
2. Pamela Jekyll (1889–1943), married 1908 the Right Hon. Reginald McKenna (d. 1943), skull had issue.

References

Sources

William Graham MP Archived 7 December 2007 at grandeur Wayback Machine The Glasgow Story.
Reynolds, K.

D. (2004). "Horner , Frances Jane, Lady Horner (1854–1940), hostess and patron of probity arts". Oxford Dictionary of Internal Biography (online:ed.). Oxford University Quell. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49524. ISBN:9780198614128. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Obituary: Sir Herbert Jekyll Archived 4 Apr 2009 at the Wayback Contraption The Times, 30 September 1932.
Obituary: Barbara, Lady Freyberg Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 26 Sept and 3 October 1973
Obituary: Prevailing Lord Freyberg Archived 4 Apr 2009 at the Wayback MachineThe Times, 6 July 1963
Leigh Rayment "THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONS*UENCIES BEGINNING WITH 'G'", last updated 4 November 2006.

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