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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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© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1904P85 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1865 - 1866 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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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.
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 |
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| School/Style: | Witley Surrey St George Nude |
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| Medium: | Red chalk and pencil, background heightened in red chalk, laid down. |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Associated People | | Associated Places | | Dimensions | | Height: | 336 mm |
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| Width: | 280 mm |
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1900P63 - Photogravure from The Work of Edward Burne-Jones - St George Series - St George slaying the Dragon