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Colour notes: 1085A.f.10

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Colour notes
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Maker(s)

Author: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Categories

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: p4 / ('Background' (crossed out)) BACKGROUND OF SKY in layers / of increasing darkness as it mounts / up. ('dar(k)' (crossed out)) ring of darkest blue 1686 / second ring - 551. third - interring (?) 1675 use 1992 / fourth 1804 / ('fifth 552 522' (crossed out)) / this comes to the end of the / ('after---'(?) (crossed out)) / present cartoon - afterwards the sky is / continued through 522 to the top of / the wall. the ('rights' (crossed out)) extent of these rings is indicated in the / coloured sketch. / CLOUDS / centre blue of them ('35' (crossed out)) 551 - lighter lint / 1675 - pink 1785 - / for outer rim 1139
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Take care of cartoons and drawings - to be / returned.
  • Location: Recto, bottom
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1085A.f.10
Primary reference Number: 82347
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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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