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Upper left, sketch of a saint(1); Upper right, sketch of the 'Annunciation'(2); Left centre, sketch of the head and shoulders of a man(3); Centre, sketch of section of embroidery(?) and the lower secion of a sleeve(4a, 4b); Right centre, sketch of two sprigs of flowers(5); Lower left, sketch of a head(6); Lower centre, sketch of a child(7)
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, and Mrs Mackail.
Height: 284 mm
Width: 228 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1923-04) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip
(2) This scene is a copy of the central section of 'The Annunciation' by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi in the Uffizi, Florence. (4b) See Cecchi, pl. CXXV. (6) This head is from the far right figure from Botticelli's 'Madonna of the Magnificat'. (Salvini, 'Complete Library of World Art All the Paintings of Botticelli', pl. I). (7) This is a copy of the Christ Child from Botticelli's painting 'Madonna of the Pomegranate'. (Salvini, pl. 25). Both of these paintings are in the Uffizi, Florence.
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper
Inscription present: vertical on page
Inscription present: reading from top to bottom, all in reference to costume
Accession number: 1084.5
Primary reference Number: 26901
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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