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Sheet of drapery studies for Merlin in 'Merlin and Vivien': 2022A

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Titles

Sheet of drapery studies for Merlin in 'Merlin and Vivien'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Christie's Sale, 5th June 1919, bt. Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 335 mm
Width: 240 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1872

Note

Studies of drapery and legs for the figure of Merlin in the large oil 'Merlin and Vivien' (1870-1874) at the Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight. The model for Merlin was the American W.J. Stillmann, the husband of Rossetti's pupil Marie Spartali.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of cartridge paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on white cartridge paper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2022A
Primary reference Number: 26404

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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