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Study for another sleeping girl in 'The Garden Court' scene of the Briar Rose Series: 2008.2

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for another sleeping girl in 'The Garden Court' scene of the Briar Rose Series

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Notes

History note: Christie's, Sale 5th June, 1919, bt. Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 159 mm
Width: 117 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1870

Note

Study for 'The Garden Court' episode in the Briar Rose series. Not used in 1873 version of the story, which has only three episodes, 'The Prince Enters the Wood', 'The King and his Court' and 'Sleeping Beauty', (now at Ponce Art Museum, Puerto Rico), but appears in the 1890 version at Buscot Park.

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E. / B-J.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1870
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: BRIAR ROSE
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2008.2
Primary reference Number: 26316
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 September 2023 Last processed: Monday 25 September 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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