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Notes and a sketch of four figures: 1070(3).f.1

Object information

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Titles

Notes and a sketch of four figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-07) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 140 mm Width 98 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on paper
Drawing (image-making)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Act 2 Queen Maying / act 3. chamber above the river. / little chapel to left as you look at stage / for her body - / the [?] of the stage is a heavy roofed / loggia - with a parapet - & a view / of the winding river - / in the middle of the loggia one step up which / the Knights come bearing the body / Act 4: / prison scene - with guarded windows at back. / which change to last scene of 1st act / ('act 5' (crossed out)) / R & L. in Right looking from the stage / & left looking from the stage.
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1070(3).f.1
Primary reference Number: 82403
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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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