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The House of Fame: carried over landscape gripped in talons of eagle: 1050.70

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The House of Fame: carried over landscape gripped in talons of eagle
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1921) by Baldwin, Stanley

Note

For page 454 of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 153 mm Width 197 mm
Drawn Area Height 130 mm Width 173 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite within drawn graphite border on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: B
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1050-70
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1050.70
Primary reference Number: 82204
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 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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