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Preliminary study for ?The House of Fame: above, a figure looking up a staircase towards an open door; below, a ?dog and a ?scroll design: 1079/123*

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Titles

Preliminary study for ?The House of Fame: above, a figure looking up a staircase towards an open door; below, a ?dog and a ?scroll design
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

?For Kelmscott Chaucer, unused in final design.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 323 mm Width 203 mm
Upper Study Height 135 mm Width 158 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, upper study within individual graphite border, on laid paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/123*
Primary reference Number: 86141
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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) "Preliminary study for ?The House of Fame: above, a figure looking up a staircase towards an open door; below, a ?dog and a ?scroll design" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86141 Accessed: 2024-11-16 14:08:56

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