At left, colour sketch of a head and shoulders, seen from the back(1); to right, sketch of a man, lower legs incomplete(2): 1084.9c

Current Location: In storage

Titles

At left, colour sketch of a head and shoulders, seen from the back(1); to right, sketch of a man, lower legs incomplete(2)
Sketch of a soldier

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Drawing

Legal notes

From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, and Mrs Mackail.

Measurements and weight

Height: 142 mm
Width: 108 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

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.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-04) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

Note

Recto (2): Copy of the figure standing to the left of the clerics from Carpaccio's painting 'The Engaged Couple being Greeted by the Pope. (Lauts, pl. 18). Verso: The figure is a copy of the lower right foreground figure from Carpaccio's painting 'The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mount Ararat'. (Lauts, pl. 179, detail pl. 180).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Recto: watercolour with graphite underdrawing verso: graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: yellow hair
Location: To right of sketch (1)
Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: figure is upside down in relation to drawing, recto

Text: scarlet knots / scarlet bow
Location: Verso, to left of figure
Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: figure is upside down in relation to drawing, recto

Text: gold mail / steel band / blue / yellow & red / with black slashes / & knots
Location: Verso, to right of figure
Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

'Burne-Jones, Fairfax Murray and Siena' page(s): 348
'Burne-Jones' Second Italian Journey' page(s): 334, 336
'Two Early Altarpieces by Burne-Jones' page(s): 322

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1084.9c
Primary reference Number: 26919
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 June 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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