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Portrait Study of a lady: 2018

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait Study of a lady

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 322 mm
Width: 230 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: AD 1889

Note

It is possible that the sitter is Helen Mary Gaskell, a friend of the artist. A portrait drawing of her is illustrated in Penelope Fitzgerald's 'Burne-Jones', 1975.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E B-J
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 18 / 89
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2018
Primary reference Number: 26399
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait Study of a lady" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/26399 Accessed: 2024-11-24 09:57:06

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