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Design for the decoration of the Red House: 'The Wedding Procession of Sir Degrevaunt'
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
Height: 265 mm
Width: 265 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given (1917-05) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Production date: AD 1860
A design for the mural executed in the summer of 1860 at the Red House, illustrated (fig. 1) in the 1975 A.C. Catalogue. There is a very similar drawing at the R.I.B.A. collection, and a study squared for transfer at Birmingham (Nos. 64 and 63 in catalogue). John Christian writes: 'The composition seems to be inspired by Giotto's fresco of 'The Wedding Procession of the Virgin' in the Arena Chapel, Padua, which Burne-Jones would have known from the woodcuts published by the Arundel Society in 185360, whith notes by Ruskin'.
Support composed of card
Pen and ink : Pen and ink on card, scraped and moistened in places
Accession number: 869
Primary reference Number: 26029
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 677
Accession Number: PD.17-1952
Accession Number: C.74 & A-1992
Accession Number: GPL.155-1928
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