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Notes and a sketch of proposed stage set with two column like figures: 1070(3).f.2

Object information

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Titles

Notes and a sketch of proposed stage set with two column like figures
Profile sketch of a figure with a ?bird within a drawn rectangle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-07) by Burne-Jones, Philip

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 140 mm Width 98 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on paper
Drawing (image-making)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: House of Fame 1 / make Venus & Cupid as / if alive / on a Sea - all green like a / dream - / many thin pillars - ('li[?]' (crossed out) / millions of bulls eye - a floor / of sea
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 2 - / The descent / or cu[?] him / perhaps 2
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1070(3).f.2
Primary reference Number: 82404
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 5 November 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 5 November 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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