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Sketch of a heavily draped woman holding a sword and shield, facing a partially seated nude man: 1991A.f.2

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch of a heavily draped woman holding a sword and shield, facing a partially seated nude man

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sold (lot 98) Sotheby's (?) (from Sir Philip Burne-Jones collection after his death 21 June 1926?); Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

The general positioning and attitudes of the figures is much closer to the finished painting called 'The Call of Perseus (R. Ironside, 'Pre-Raphaelite Painters', pl. 85) than to 'The Arming of Perseus'.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 267 mm Width 175 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E.B-J
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: arming of Perseus -
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1991A.f.2
Primary reference Number: 82355
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 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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