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Tracing of a knight in full armour seen three-quarters face, his right hand resting on the shoulder of a young man who holds a sword in his left hand, the tip resting on the ground: 1083.114

Object information

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Titles

Tracing of a knight in full armour seen three-quarters face, his right hand resting on the shoulder of a young man who holds a sword in his left hand, the tip resting on the ground

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper Height 184 mm Width 140 mm

Techniques used in production

Tracing : Pen and brown ink on prepared tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: steel; steel; gold; scarlet; gold; green; gold; crimson; gold; gold; steel; black
  • Location: Recto, clockwise around adult figure
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: white; crimson; white; purple; gold; white; white; gold; purple; white; white; crimson; scarlet; black
  • Location: Recto, clockwise around youth
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: MCCCC / P 33
  • Location: Recto, lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Homme d'Armes
  • Location: Recto, below
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1083.114
Primary reference Number: 82725
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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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tracing of a knight in full armour seen three-quarters face, his right hand resting on the shoulder of a young man who holds a sword in his left hand, the tip resting on the ground" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82725 Accessed: 2024-11-25 20:10:25

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82725 |title=Tracing of a knight in full armour seen three-quarters face, his right hand resting on the shoulder of a young man who holds a sword in his left hand, the tip resting on the ground |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 20:10:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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