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Pencil Drawing - Pygmalion and the Image - Study for Pygmalion gazing at the Image

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1927P614
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1867 - 1867

Maker Information

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

Notes

A preparotory sketch for a series of four paintings based on an episode from William Morris' cycle of epic poems, 'The Earthly Paradise'. The first series is currently in the collection of Lord Lloyd-Webber, the second series are in Birmingham's collection.

The overall composition of this sketch and the two later oils are basically the same, with a few minor differences. The first is the vase to the left of Pygmalion's hand, which does not appear in either oil version. Also, the sculpture has a sprig of myrtle or laurel in her hands, which Burne-Jones has omitted from its oil counterparts. Lastly, this study lacks a fountain seen through the window in the centre of the drawing, and the circular pattern of the glass is continued throughout the window, rather than just comprising a third of the window panes as in the paintings.

Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:Pygmalion
Medium:Pencil on tracing paper.
Material(s):Paper

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Dimensions

Height:117 mm
Width:89 mm