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"Hypsyphile" (Thisbe): 2673.1

Object information

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Titles

"Hypsyphile" (Thisbe)
Design for stained glass at Peterhouse

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 325 mm
Width: 128 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

Note

This design does not appear as such in the stained glass at Peterhouse. The figure is depicted in the same posture, but instead of holding three balls in her right hand she holds a sprig, and the palm in the left is replaced by a sword. With these alterations the figure is given as Thisbe, and is inscribed as such in the glass. Thisbe is the left-hand figure in the second light of the bay window in the Combination Room at Peterhouse. The cartoon for this drawing, with the minor alterations mentioned above, and given as Thisbe, is at the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (No. 518'04).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite and red chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HYP SYPHILE
  • Location: Lower left/right - either side of figure
  • Text: E.B.J.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2673.1
Primary reference Number: 26563
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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