Study of a Fat Woman in her Underwear, by Burne-Jones

An image of Burne-Jones, Sir Edward (British, 1833-1898). Study of a Fat Woman in her Underwear (verso title). Two preliminary studies for Legend of Good Women: Lucretia (recto title). Verso: graphite and blue crayon on laid paper, height, support, 323 mm, width, support, 206 mm. Only recto for Kelmscott Chaucer, not used in final design.

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Burne-Jones, Sir Edward (British, 1833-1898). Study of a Fat Woman in her Underwear (verso title). Two preliminary studies for Legend of Good Women: Lucretia (recto title). Verso: graphite and blue crayon on laid paper, height, support, 323 mm, width, support, 206 mm. Only recto for Kelmscott Chaucer, not used in final design.

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Accession Number: 1079/105
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 672 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 72.53kB
Captured: 2007:10:18 09:57:31

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