Venus, naked, holding a torch, with two lovers: 1235.2

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Titles

Venus, naked, holding a torch, with two lovers
Four designs for Morris' 'Earthly Paradise'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 125 mm
Width: 85 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.

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on tracing paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1235.2
Primary reference Number: 26609
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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