Sketch of the head of a woman Sketch of the head and torso of a youth
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, and Mrs Mackail.
Height: 141 mm
Width: 108 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
Recto: copy of figure second from right in Ghirlandaio's fresco 'The Visitation'. (Nos. 1084.16a and b, Lauts, Ghirlandajo pls. 44 and 74, 76 respectively.)
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper
Accession number: 1084.16b
Primary reference Number: 26977
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 828.f.14
Accession Number: O.1-1960
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