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Letter: 1085A.f.1

Object information

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Letter
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Maker(s)

Author: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Legal notes

Given by the Artist's son and daughter Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Size Height 203 mm Width 322 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dear Mr Cartellani / The first part of the design for the mosaic at S. Paul's Rome / goes from here tomorrow. The rest will follow, during the / spring and summer - ('and I' (crossed out)) I hope and intend without interruptions / -- this first part is the sphere of angels at the top ('of the' (crossed out)) / the next will be the central design of Christ enthroned / and after that will follow the sides - my difficulties I / think are chiefly over by now - and yours begin. / if it were possible for you to send over to me an example / of about 2 feet square that I might judge of the / execution and effect - it would be of great help to me / since it is impossible for me to see the progress of the / work at Venice - my engagements being many and importunate here. / I send you also a list of the ('numbered' (inserted above the line with a caret) tesserae - clarified / for the guidance of the workmen - as I ('told you' (crossed out)) said when / you called upon me. The colours are few, and simple. / I send also a drawing of one of the heads and part of / a nimbus and wing, with tesserae arranged in the way / I feel the mosaic should be executed - if the / workmen had this set up before them I believe it / would help them -- they would soon fall into the / way of designing the flow of the lines, and although at / first the work might go slowly, and prove even costley / I believe you would not regret it. I cannot / enough repeat and insist on this point that the / tesserae should not be driven up close to each other / but that a good ('space' (crossed out)) reasonable space should be / left of mortar between them - and that the tesserae / should often be rounded ('and shaped' (crossed out)) at the edges a little / and triangular bits here and there used - and all...
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1085A.f.1
Primary reference Number: 82336
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Letter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82336 Accessed: 2024-12-23 09:41:50

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