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Colour notes: 1085A.f.13

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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

  • Text: Verified
  • Location: Recto, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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

  • Text: CHRIST AND ANGELS / PURPLE WINGS - outline of nearly black 1155. / 1420 ('then' (crossed out)) 1848. 2055. 1853 1408 2332 / Keep a watch on gradation - wing / darker at bottom - lighter round / head - use your own skill. / face and nimbus as well as you can / in nimbus use a little purple gold 94. / RED. outline 2442 ('1748' (crossed out)) (-?) ('321 321. 1863. 2163' (crossed out)) / shadow 620. - use mostly 321 shading through (?) 1863 to 2163 / nimbus 244. 1833. 1785. - hair and utline 2231. imitate cartoon. / BLUE. outline 1376, 1686, 1992. 330 / then for lighter part use together / intermixed 330 and 1675 at / discretion / ('instead of 330 / another lighter (s-en) would be better' (crossed out)) face and hair of blue angel. 2097. 2420. 1548. 130 nimbus outline 551. 1987. 1804. / Christs [sic] hair 1748 shadow. 856 local. 2354 light / Angels hair 788. 2370. 488
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1085A.f.13
Primary reference Number: 82350
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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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