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Pencil and Chalk Drawing - St Theophilus and the Angel - Study of a Court Lady

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1904P185
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1863 - 1867

Maker Information

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

Notes

One of four half length studies Birmingham's collection for court ladies in the watercolour entitled 'Theophilus and the Angel'. Two versions of the painting were made, one was destroyed in the second world war (1863), the other (c.1866) was sold at Sotheby's in 2008.

In this study, Burne-Jones explores the pose of a veil thrown around the head of a court lady.

Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Pencil and white chalk on brown paper, laid down on a second sheet of brown paper.
Material(s):Paper

Dimensions

Height:188 mm
Width:199 mm