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Left top, sketch of a youth's head(1); sketch of a man seen from the rear(2);: 1084.17c

Object information

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Titles

Left top, sketch of a youth's head(1); sketch of a man seen from the rear(2);
Figure sketch(1); seated figure(2)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, and Mrs Mackail.

Measurements and weight

Height: 142 mm
Width: 108 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-04) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

Note

Recto (1): copy of a the right hand figure on the platfrom from Carpaccio's 'The Return of the Ambassadors to the King of England'. Recto (2): copy of the central foreground figure from Carpaccio's 'The Return of the Ambassadors to the King of England'. Verso (1): copy of the foreground figure second from the right at the centre of Carpaccio's 'The Return of the Ambassadors to the King of England'. (Lauts pl. 36). Verso (2): copy of the figure at the right foreground holding St. Ursulas hand, from Carpaccio's 'St. Ursula and the Prince Taking Leave of Their Parents'. (Lauts, pl. 26).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, watercolour with brush on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: yellow green / white satin
  • Location: Recto, to left of figure sketch
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: red / yellow
  • Location: Recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: red / linings of / lighter green / dark green
  • Location: Verso, to right of standing figure
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1084.17c
Primary reference Number: 27086
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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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