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Charles Fairfax Murray Collection: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson, October 26, 2011.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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San Marino, California 91108
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Overview of the Collection

Title: Charles Fairfax Murray Collection
Dates (inclusive): 1866-1916
Collection Number: mssHM 76265-76327
Creator: Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919.
Extent: 62 pieces. 1 box.
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This 62-piece collection chiefly contains correspondence to Pre-Raphaelite artist and art collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), as well as a few manuscripts by Murray and seven unsigned pencil and ink sketches, some of which are by Murray.
Language: English and Italian

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Charles Fairfax Murray Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Purchased from Alan G. Thomas, January 26, 1973.

Biographical Note

Artist Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), was born in London but lived a significant portion of his adult life in Italy. He was an artist who did work for John Ruskin, Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris. Murray is sometimes identified as the "forgotten Pre-Raphaelite" but he was also an internationally known collector, art dealer, connoisseur, and buyer for private collectors and public museums.

Scope and Content

This 62-piece collection chiefly contains correspondence to Pre-Raphaelite artist and art collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), as well as a few manuscripts by Murray and seven unsigned pencil and ink sketches, some of which are by Murray.
The papers consist of the following:
1. Manuscripts, Correspondence, Sketches (1 Box) are arranged alphabetically by author. The collection includes a few manuscripts by Murray and one unidentified manuscript. Among the correspondents are: Arthur Christopher Benson, Wilhelm von Bode, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Campbell Dodgson, F.S. Ellis, J. R. Holliday, Charles Holroyd, M. R. James, Henry Currie Marillier, Mary Sandys, William Barclay Squire, and Rowland Strong; additionally, there is a miscellaneous envelope signed by George Cruikshank. The collection also includes seven unsigned pencil and ink sketches, some of which are by Murray.
2. Ephemera (1 folder) is arranged by subject. This folder includes international postage stamps, fragment of a letter, and an envelope.
Some material in Italian.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre: Manuscripts, Correspondence, Sketches & Ephemera (1 Box).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

Subjects

Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919.
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882.
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- History -- 19th century.
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- History -- 20th century.
Art dealers -- History -- 19th century.
Art dealers -- History -- 20th century.
Pre-Raphaelites.

Forms/Genres

Ephemera.
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts.
Sketches.

Additional Contributors

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925.
Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929.
Burne-Jones, Georgiana, Lady, 1840-1920.
Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948.
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901.
Holliday, J. R.
Holroyd, Charles, Sir, 1861-1917.
James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
Marillier, H. C. (Henry Currie), 1865-1951.
Sandys, Mary.
Squire, William Barclay, 1855-1927.
Strong, Rowland, d. 1924.

Indexing: Subjects

  • James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936. In Arthur Christopher Benson, 1862-1925, letters to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1905). HM 76267, 76269.
  • Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl, 1850-1916. In Sir George Arthur, 1860-1946, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1916, June 26). HM 76265.
  • Morris, William, 1834-1896. In J. R. Holliday, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1910, July 10). HM 76294.
  • Pater, Walter, 1839-1894. In Arthur Christopher Benson, 1862-1925, letters to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1905). HM 76267-76269.
  • Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823. In James Greig, 1861-1941, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1910, Aug. 13). HM 76291.
  • Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. In J. R. Holliday, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849- 1919, (1910, June 16). HM 76292.
  • Sandys, Frederick, 1829-1904. In Mary Sandys, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1910, Mar. 16). HM 76317.
  • Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914. In J. R. Holliday, letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849- 1919, (1910, July 10). HM 76294.

Indexing: Added Entries

  • Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910. Addressee for Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1901). HM 76310-76311.
  • Morris & Co. (London, England). In H. C. (Henry Currie) Marillier, 1865-1951, letters to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1910). HM 76305-76306.
  • Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919. Autograph draft of a reply on verso of a letter from Luigi Rieci, to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1910, Apr. 15). HM 76316.
  • Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919. Autograph notes on verso of a letter from William Barclay Squire, 1855-1927, to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, (1907, July 26). HM 76320.
Box 1

mssHM 76265-76327

 

Arthur, George, Sir, 1860-1946. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1916, June 26), London (Eng.). HM 76265.

 

Baring, Francis Henry, 1850-1915. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1910, Feb. 27), London (Eng.). HM 76266.

 

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1905, Nov. 20), Cambridge (Eng.). HM 76267.

 

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1905, Nov. 27), Cambridge (Eng.). HM 76268.

 

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1905, Dec. 20), Horsted Keynes (Sussex, Eng.). HM 76269.

 

Benson, Robert, 1850-1929. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1910, May 11), Withyham (Sussex, Eng.). HM 76270.  

Note: signed “R.H. Benson.”
 

Bentinck, Ann Violet Cavendish, 1864-1932. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, July 20), Ham (Surrey, Eng.). HM 76271.

 

Biadego, Giuseppe, 1853-1921. 1 letter to [Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919], A.L.S. (2 p.), (1904, Mar. 1), Verona (Italy). HM 76272.  

In Italian.
 

Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1883, Dec. 13), Berlin (Germany). HM 76273. 

With envelope.
 

[Bontempi?], Celeste. 1 card to [Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919], A.N.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1900?]). HM 76274.

In Italian.
 

Brockwell, Maurice Walter, 1869-1958. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, July 27), London (Eng.). HM 76275.

 

Burne-Jones, Georgiana, Lady, 1840-1920. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1908, Mar. 12), Rottingdean (Sussex, Eng.). HM 76276.

 

Burne-Jones, Georgiana, Lady, 1840-1920. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1910, Mar. 8), Rottingdean (Sussex, Eng.). HM 76277.

 

Burne-Jones, Georgiana, Lady, 1840-1920. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1910, Mar. 13), Rottingdean (Sussex, Eng.). HM 76278.

 

Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849- 1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1879, Oct. 6), Rome (Italy). HM 76279. 

In Italian.
 

Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849- 1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1881, Oct. 20). HM 76280.

In Italian.
 

Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849- 1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1889, Apr. 18), Rome (Italy). HM 76281.  

In Italian.
 

Cook, Herbert Frederick, Sir, 1868-1939. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1910?], Mar. 20), Esher (Surrey, Eng.). HM 76282.

 

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. [Signature on envelope addressed to Charles A. Howell Esq.], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1866, Mar. 22), London (Eng.). HM 76283.

 

[Digby, Gwendolen Marjory Wingfield]. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), ([ca. 1900?], Jan. 14), Sherborne (Dorset, Eng.). HM 76284.

 

Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1906, Mar. 14), London (Eng.). HM 76285.

 

Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1906, Mar. 15), London (Eng.). HM 76286.

 

Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1907, July 7), London (Eng.). HM 76287.

 

Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901. 1 letter to [Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1880, Aug. 6), London (Eng.). HM 76288.  

Note: addressed to “Dear Sir.”
 

Foligno, Cesare, b. 1878. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1906, May 5). HM 76289.

 

Foligno, Cesare, b. 1878. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1910, July 1), Oxford (Eng.). HM 76290.

 

Grieg, James, 1861-1941. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, Aug. 13), London (Eng.). HM 76291.

 

Holliday, J. R. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1910, June 16), Edgbaston (Eng.). HM 76292.

 

Holliday, J. R. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1910, June 30), Edgbaston (Eng.). HM 76293.

 

Holliday, J. R. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1910, July 10), Birmingham (Eng.). HM 76294.

 

Holliday, J. R. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1910, Aug. 23), Edgbaston (Eng.). HM 76295.

 

Holroyd, Charles, Sir, 1861-1917. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), ([1908?], Sep. 25), London (Eng.). HM 76296.

 

Holroyd, Charles, Sir, 1861-1917. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1910, Apr. 18), London (Eng.). HM 76297.

 

[Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910]. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1901, June 10), London (Eng.). HM 76298.                      

Note: sent and signed on Huth’s behalf by “Hurties” (?), Lincolns Inn Fields.
 

[Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910]. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1901, June 11), London (Eng.). HM 76299.                  

Note: sent and signed on Huth’s behalf by “Hurties” (?), Lincolns Inn Fields.
 

[Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910]. 1 note to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, N.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1901, June 13), London (Eng.). HM 76300.                   

Note: sent and signed on Huth’s behalf by “Hurties” (?), Lincolns Inn Fields.
 

J. & J. Leighton. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1909, Feb. 2), London (Eng.). HM 76301.  

Note: signed by [W. ?.] Leighton.
 

James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1836. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), ([ca. 1910?], Nov. 14), Cambridge (Eng.). HM 76302.

 

Kennedy, H. Arthur. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1884, Jan. 29), London (Eng.). HM 76303.

 

Lane, Hugh Percy, Sir, 1875-1915. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), ([ca. 1910?], Aug. 23), London (Eng.). HM 76304.

 

Marillier, H. C. (Henry Currie), 1865-1951. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, Aug. 2), London (Eng.). HM 76305.

 

Marillier, H. C. (Henry Currie), 1865-1951. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, Aug. 4), London (Eng.). HM 76306.

 

Möller, Emil. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1910, May 8), Dortmund (Germany). HM 76307.

 

[Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919]. Leonardi Montagne Veronen…: [notes], A.MS. (4 p.), ([ca. 1904?]). HM 76308.                   

Note: paper originally used for a penciled note from Edward [?] to Murray, Mar. 1, 1904. Murray wrote his notes over the original note.
 

[Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919]. [Pencil & ink sketches], A.MS. (7 sketches), ([before 1919]). HM 76309 (a-g).                  

Note: none of the sketches are signed but some are clearly by Murray.
 

Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919. To [Alfred Henry Huth, 1850-1910], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1901, June 8). HM 76310.                   

Note: a draft letter marked “copy.” Cataloger’s Note: this letter addressed to [Messers Hurites(?)], solicitors working on behalf of Mr. Huth; please see letters from Huth to Murray.
 

[Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919]. To [Alfred Henry Huth, 1850-1910], A.L. (2 p.), ([1901], June 12). HM 76311. 

Note: a draft letter.
 

Norton, Rupert, 1867-1914. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1909, Oct. 3), Baltimore (Md.). HM 76312.

 

Ouroussoff, Leon, Prince, 1839-1926. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1882, Nov. 2), Vienna (Austria). HM 76313. 

In Italian.
 

Read, Charles Hercules, Sir, 1857-1929. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1906, Mar. 13), London (Eng.). HM 76314.                   

Cataloger’s Note: this is a letter of introduction for Campbell Dodgson, 1867-1948.
 

Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1910, Mar. 12), Putney (Eng.). HM 76315.

 

Rieci, Luigi. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, L.S. (typewritten: 2 p.), (1910, Apr. 15), London (Eng.). HM 76316. 

On verso: autograph, draft of a reply from Murray.
 

Sandys, Mary. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1910, Mar. 16), London (Eng.). HM 76317.

 

Scott, Caroline Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck, 1832-1918. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), ([1910?], June 2), Florence (Italy). HM 76318.

 

Squire, William Barclay, 1855-1927. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1907, July 25), London (Eng.). HM 76319.

 

Squire, William Barclay, 1855-1927. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1907, July 26), London (Eng.). HM 76320.                  

On verso: autograph notes by Murray (2 p.).
 

Strong, Rowland, d. 1924. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1902, Apr. 2), Paris (France). HM 76321.

 

Strong, Rowland, d. 1924. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1902, Apr. 4), Paris (France). HM 76322.

 

Strong, Rowland, d. 1924. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1902, Apr. 6), Paris (France). HM 76323.

 

Strong, Rowland, d. 1924. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1902, Apr. 12), Paris (France). HM 76324.

 

Strong, Rowland, d. 1924. 1 letter to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1849-1919, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1902, Apr. 23), Paris (France). HM 76325.

 

[-----]. Sotheby’s March 22 Lot 448 Poetical Sketches by W(illiam) B(lake)…: [notes on a William Blake volume to be sold by Sotheby’s], A.MS. (1 p.), ([ca. 1910?]), Cambridge (Eng.). HM 76326.  

Also enclosed: clipping about the volume from the sale catalogue.
 

Ephemera: International postage stamps, fragment of letter, envelope, (11 pieces), ([before 1919]). HM 76327.

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