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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, 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: Wednesday 5 November 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 5 November 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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