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Pencil Drawing - Cupid and Psyche - Study for Psyche before the Throne of Juno

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1927P611
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1865 - 1865

Maker Information

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

Notes

One of eleven tracings in Birmingham's collection for 'The Story of Cupid and Psyche' made to accompany the poem in William Morris' 'The Earthly Paradise'.

This study depicts Psyche, at centre, kneeling before the throne of the queen of the gods, Juno. This composition was not used in the illustrations for 'The Earthly Paradise' or in any of the paintings for 1 Palace Green. The figure of Juno is directly derived from an ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess in the British Museum.

Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Pencil on tracing paper (for engraving).
Material(s):Paper

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Dimensions

Height:140 mm
Width:173 mm

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