Clare Mackail: A Life Shaped by Art and Family Born in London in 1896, Clare Mackail’s life was inextricably linked to the artistic legacy of her family – most notably her grandfather, the renowned Edward Burne-Jones, and her father, John William Mackail, a scholar and biographer. This lineage profoundly shaped her own artistic journey, leading her down a path primarily focused on portraiture, particularly those capturing the spirit o…