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Sketch of St. George mounted on his steed
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, and Mrs Mackail.
Height: 156 mm
Width: 227 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1923-04) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip
From Carpaccio's St. George fighting the Dragon. (Jan Lauts, 'Carpaccio', pl. 108).
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and highlights of white, with graphite underdrawing on paper, laid down on sheet
Accession number: 1084.9a
Primary reference Number: 26916
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Sketch of St. George mounted on his steed" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/26916 Accessed: 2023-02-06 18:28:04
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Accession Number: PD.207-1985.f1
Accession Number: B.V.66
Accession Number: 1050.20
Accession Number: L.D.80
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