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William Graham (1817 – 16 July 1885),〔Leigh Rayment ("THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "G" ).〕 Liberal MP for Glasgow, was a Scottish politician, wine merchant, cotton manufacturer and port shipper. He is remembered as a patron of Pre-Raphaelite artists like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and a collector of their works. ==Art collector== Graham's father was the founder of a firm, and in 1810 W & J Graham & Co diversified its business interests when it began importing wines from Portugal. Graham's became one of Britain's most prominent port shippers. Graham was a moderate Liberal, who was elected on 14 July 1865 with Robert Dalglish (1808–1880) in Glasgow. He was re-elected in 1868 with Dalglish and George Anderson (1819–1896) in the party's great Glasgow triumph in the general election of 1868 when Glasgow's electoral representation was raised from two to three MPs. Graham was a friend and patron of Edward Burne-Jones since 1856.〔(Pre-Raphaelite: 1856 ). See also ( Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) ).〕 Graham bought several of Burne-Jones's works and the 1886 sale of his collection allowed new Burne-Jones enthusiasts to acquire coveted pieces. Graham also invited artists such as Burne-Jones and Edward Clifford to his country house, Stobhall, in Perthshire. Clifford in turn acquired three paintings from Graham's collection in 1886. At Rossetti's persuasion, he commissioned ''Found'' for 800 pounds in 1869; the painting remained unfinished, and took possession of the work after the painter's death in April 1882.〔( "Studies for the Head of the Farmer; for the unfinished painting 'Found' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)" )〕 In 1871, Graham commissioned the ''The Blessed Damozel'' (1871) from Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He also acquired ''(La Donna Della Finestra )'' (1880) from the artist. Graham began to buy from Rossetti in the mid-1860s. When they came on the market in 1874 and 1885, Graham bought his two Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood oils, ''Ecce Ancilla Domini'' (1850) and ''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin''] (1849) both now in the Tate Gallery. He also commissioned the large ''Dante's Dream'', although this was found to be too big for his London House. Many of the pictures he owned are now in Tate Britain. From Edward Burne-Jones, Graham also acquired many pieces. In the 1870s, Graham commissioned the two large oils ''Laus Veneris'' (Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) and ''Chant d'Amour'' (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), which were the most important items in a large collection of Burne-Jones's work, formed from the mid-1860s. The ''Graham piano'' was painted by Burne-Jones for Graham's daughter Frances (Mrs. Horner, later Lady Horner); Frances continued her father's role as friend and patron of Burne-Jones. William Morris and Burne-Jones also prepared a copy, one of four, of ''The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' (1859) for Frances.〔Michael Braesel. ("William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'." ) ''Apollo'', 2 January 2004.〕 His importance is not only as a purchaser and a patron, but also as a person whose fine collection of early Italian paintings helped to inspire the artists whom Graham supported such as Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones. After his death, his collection was sold at auction by Christie's in April 1886. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Graham (Glasgow MP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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