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Above, Temple of Diana, statue and plinth brazier; below, Temple of Diana with standing female supplicant figure before statue, tripod brazier to left: 1079/14

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Above, Temple of Diana, statue and plinth brazier; below, Temple of Diana with standing female supplicant figure before statue, tripod brazier to left
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Description

Two preliminary graphite sketches within drawn, rectangular, graphite borders, for the Knight's Tale, not used in final design. There are pinholes along the leaf edge, suggestive of a thread binding.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

For the Knight's Tale, p. 24.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 326 mm Width 207 mm
Lower Sketch Height 120 mm Width 159 mm
Upper Sketch Height 121 mm Width 160 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite within two drawn rectangles on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: oak g[?]
  • Location: Recto, upper sketch, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/14
Primary reference Number: 82988

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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