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Chalk Drawing - St George Series - Female Nude - Study of Girl playing Pipes for 'The Return of St George and the Princess'

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Basic Information
Accession Number:	1904P87
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 final 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 thirteen studies for this subject in Birmingham's collection. The pose here is close to the final version, except that her head is in profile. The final painting is now in the collection of Bristol City Art Gallery.
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
Associated People
Myles Birket Foster
Associated Places
The Hill, Witley, Surrey
Dimensions
Height:	293 mm
Width:	152 mm

Related Objects
1900P64 - Photogravure from The Work of Edward Burne-Jones - St George Series - The Return of St George and the Princess Photogravure of the painting