Skip to main content

Eight studies: 1083.146

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Eight studies
Female head wearing a hat, in profile to left

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Description

Recto: upper left, full-length ?male figure, wearing robes with large sleeves, body turned slightly to left, gaze cast upwards; upper centre, study of part of a ?tunic; upper right, study of upper part of a garment with sleeves; above centre, broad brimmed hat; right of centre, outline of torso, head and arms of figure, in profile to left, with arm raised; lower left, detail of a large sleeve with hand emerging; lower centre, boddice with dagged hem and sleeves; lower right, ?smock from behind, with slits, top and bottom, and large decorated sleeves.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 128 mm Width 88 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite with pen and black ink on white paper, stained in several places

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: silver on / gray
  • Location: Recto, upper left
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: black; purple
  • Location: Recto, lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: scarlet ground / emerald pattern / stars in centres / gold
  • Location: Recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1083.146
Primary reference Number: 82765
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Eight studies" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82765 Accessed: 2024-11-23 22:40:15

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82765 |title=Eight studies |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 22:40:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-82765

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...