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Study for Medusa for Perseus Series: 2000

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Titles

Study for Medusa for Perseus Series

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Notes

History note: Executor's Sale, Christie's, 5 June 1919 (?41), bt. Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 272 mm
Width: 177 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: AD 1875

Note

A study (nude) for the figure of Medusa in the 'Finding of Medusa', and a study for her head in the same picture.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of cartridge paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on white cartridge paper

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2000
Primary reference Number: 26190
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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