Design for a piano: Eurydice lost: 719

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Titles

Design for a piano: Eurydice lost

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: The artist - his sale, Christie's, 18th July 1898, lot. 186

Measurements and weight

Height: 230 mm
Width: 225 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-07) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1879 - 1880

Note

Made as a decoration of a grand piano, undertaken by E.B.J. for William Graham, M.P. in 1879 and finished in 1880. The two sides of the lid "were treated as separate complete panels, the inside being covered in the former year, with the nude figure of earth, surrounded by a swarm of babies... among the arabesques of the vine; and in the latter, the Poet and half length figure of Music, were painted on the outside, while the decoration was completed by ELEVEN LITTLE CIRCULAR PANELS AROUND THE SIDES REPRESENTING THE STORY OF ORPHEUS..." (M. Bell p. 80. Edward Burne Jones, A Record and Review, George Bell and Sons, 1892).

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of prepared paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Brown, grey and white bodycolour on a brown prepared surface (circular design within a square)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 719
Primary reference Number: 25996
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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