A woman in green drapery

This painting of an unidentified female subject may relate to the decorative panels Fairfax Murray painted for the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). The room was one of the first major commissions for Morris, Marshall & Faulkner & Co.. The initial panel designs were drawn by Burne-Jones but executed by several different painters. However, Morris was unhappy with the resulting variety and had all the panels repainted by Charles Fairfax Murray. A similar painting from the series was sold in An Aesthetic Odyssey: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection; Christie's, London, 30 September 2021, lot 56 for £10,625.