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The Backgammon Players
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
History note: J. Anderson Rose, 1861; Charles Fairfax Murray, 1904; Ricketts and Shannon
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Production date: AD 1861
This large and proficient drawing reflects the idyllic, mediaevalized atmosphere of Morris' Red House. The girl is a likeness of Jane Morris, and the garden setting, with its rose trellises, is modelled on the Red House garden. There is a small watercolour version at Birmingham, dating from 1862, and a design on a painted cabinet in the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
Support
composed of
paper
Frame
Depth 4 cm
Height 88 cm
Width 130.6 cm
Paper
Height 60.2 cm
Width 102.9 cm
Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk with some bodycolour on paper
Accession number: 2004
Primary reference Number: 26273
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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