Death of Dido, by Burne-Jones

An image of Death of Dido. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height (sheet size) 177 mm, width (sheet size) 170 mm, height (drawn area) 142 mm, width (drawn area) 139 mm, 1873.

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Death of Dido. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height (sheet size) 177 mm, width (sheet size) 170 mm, height (drawn area) 142 mm, width (drawn area) 139 mm, 1873.

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Accession Number: 1183.4
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 984 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 159.84kB
Captured: 2008:08:29 10:40:28

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