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Pencil and Chalk Drawing - St Theophilus and the Angel - Study of a Court Lady
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© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1904P185 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1863 - 1867 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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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 |
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| Medium: | Pencil and white chalk on brown paper, laid down on a second sheet of brown paper. |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Dimensions | | Height: | 188 mm |
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| Width: | 199 mm |
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