Sketch of a heavily draped woman holding a sword and shield, facing a partially seated nude man
Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward
History note: Sold (lot 98) Sotheby's (?) (from Sir Philip Burne-Jones collection after his death 21 June 1926?); Ricketts and Shannon Collection
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
The general positioning and attitudes of the figures is much closer to the finished painting called 'The Call of Perseus (R. Ironside, 'Pre-Raphaelite Painters', pl. 85) than to 'The Arming of Perseus'.
Support
composed of
paper
Leaf
Height 267 mm
Width 175 mm
Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper
Accession number: 1991A.f.2
Primary reference Number: 82355
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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