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Venus walking upon the waves before a city with a galley in the background: 1235.1

Object information

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Titles

Venus walking upon the waves before a city with a galley in the background
Four designs for Morris' 'Earthly Paradise'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 120 mm
Width: 90 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Note

Like No. 2009, these drawings cannot be precisely identified with any of the published Earthly Paradise poems. They may be designs for an early version of 'The Ring given to Venus', a poem for which Burne-Jones made his only engravings, on copper plate, but these were rejected.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on tracing paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1235.1
Primary reference Number: 26608
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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