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Studies of hands with musical instruments for 'The Golden Stairs', by Burne-Jones

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An image of Studies of hands with musical instruments for 'The Golden Stairs'. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite on white cartridge paper, height 263 mm, width 175 mm, circa 1878. Production Note: Seven studies of hands holding cymbals, viols and a tamboruine, for 'The Golden Stairs' (1872-80 Tate Gallery). Burne-Jones used the Italian model Antonia Cura for all the girls' bodies in the picture.

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Studies of hands with musical instruments for 'The Golden Stairs'. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite on white cartridge paper, height 263 mm, width 175 mm, circa 1878. Production Note: Seven studies of hands holding cymbals, viols and a tamboruine, for 'The Golden Stairs' (1872-80 Tate Gallery). Burne-Jones used the Italian model Antonia Cura for all the girls' bodies in the picture.

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  • Accession Number: 965
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 680 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 349.57kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1

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19th Century British School Burne-Jones cymbals drawing Edward Burne-Jones fingers Fitz_PDP golden stairs graphite hands music musical instruments musician Pre-Raphaelite Sir Edward Burne-Jones stairs studies study tambourine violin viols

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