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Titles
Fifteen studies, the majority with colour notes
Fifteen studies of battle scenes and objects associated with them
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Burne-Jones, Edward
Entities
Categories
Description
Recto: top left, head and shoulders and left arm of a man with a dagged cape. To right of this, similar sketch with both arms and torso, holding an object before waist. Upper centre and right, three studies of details of costumes. A pair of hands holding a stirrup strap, with saddle and stirrups. A pair of arms, hands gloved, raised sword in right hand, left hand on neck of horse. Head in profile to right, wearing hat with extremely long plume. A shield with a device. Winged helmet. Helmet with a spiked ball ornament. Partial study of a figure standing to left of a saddled horse. Male figure in profile to left, wearing hat with extremely long plume, holding onto stirrup strap. Full-length sketch of crowned male figure. Armoured figure on horseback with second figure slung across horse, in front of saddle. Male figure wearing a hat, in profile to right.
Verso: upper left, mounted figure with a shield and lance. Upper centre, two mounted figures with lances, in combat. Upper right, shield. Head of knight in profile to right. Sketch of upper half of armoured figure, profile to right, right arm forward. Shield. Torso, head and arms of male figure wearing a mail shirt and breastplate. Shield. Saddle with stirrup in the form of a letter 'A'. Lower left, two armoured knights fighting with swords. Mounted figure with a crown. Heads, shoulders and arms of two knights fighting. Two crowned heads in profile to right. Bottom left, profile to left of male figure wearing a helmet with crown, arm raised, hand resting against forehead.
Materials used in production
Black ink
Components of the work
Support
composed of
cartridge paper
Height 252 mm
Width 177 mm
Techniques used in production
Drawing (image-making)
: Black ink on white paper
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: colour notes
- Text: gold; red; gold; red; white feathers / on black; [?] gold / on red; gold / on white; black; white / do. [?] / with black / puppies; suricats of yellow / with blue stripes / - of white with red stripes / chess board pattern; / golden / purple; blue; blue; gold red; / knight; white; blue; squire; red; brown; china / looking pattern; / brown; do.; light blue; ?Sbumer's dress; / ?Sbumer folding her arm
- Location: Recto, throughout
- Method of creation: Black ink
Inscription present: colour notes
- Text: white; red; blue; gold; blue; blue; pink; blue; white; blue; red / on white; grass green; saddle; gold; blue; red; yellow
- Location: Verso, throughout
- Method of creation: Black ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: 1083.36
Primary reference Number: 82593
Stable URI
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
