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Colour notes: 1085A.f.5

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Awaiting location update

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Colour notes
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Maker(s)

Author: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Legal notes

Given by the Artist's son and daughter Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Size Height 203 mm Width 322 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: list of numbers used as codes for colours for the tesserae for the mosaics at St Paul's, Rome

  • Text: Clouds - centre blue 551- lighter tint 1675 / pink 1785 - 1139 for outer rim - / sky - 1686. 551/ 1675. 1804. 522 / draw in all figures with dark outline ('1376' (crossed out) 1866 - shading / from that through 330. 1305. 1726. 1774 / sandals gold 1253. 550 - silver dots on shoulders and / pale gold ornaments / instruments - brown with bright gold strings / instruments 2361 - centre from ('lighter shade of brown than 352' (crossed out)) ('yellow shaded through 2033 to outline 352' (added above line) / strings gold / buttons silver - (don't make big / tesserae / in side / space - / all tesserae about / same size. / they must send sample about 2 feet g--(?) of wings / nimbus gold with silver spots. / note - I suppose the flat side is the colour / not the edge / ask for a warm orange brown to shade the gold for outline / to wings and nimbus
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1085A.f.5
Primary reference Number: 82342
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 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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