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Chalk Drawing - St George Series - Male Nude - Study of St George for 'St George slaying the Dragon'

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1904P82
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1865 - 1866

Maker Information

Artist:Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Notes

A study for the sixth painting in the series of seven canvases illustrating 'The Story of St George' for the dining room of the artist Myles Birket Foster, at Witley, Surrey.

One of fifteen studies for this subject in Birmingham's collection. It differs from his position in the oil painting and the related gouache. There is also a faint study of an arm in the top left corner.

The final painting is now in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. A gouache version, omitting the Princess, is owned by William Morris Museum, Walthamstow.

Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:St George
Medium:Red chalk on cream-toned paper.
Material(s):Paper

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Dimensions

Height:329 mm
Width:248 mm