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Preliminary study for The Tale of the Wife of Bath: mounted knight to left, female figure with right arm outstretched to right, similar to final design: 1079/25

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Preliminary study for The Tale of the Wife of Bath: mounted knight to left, female figure with right arm outstretched to right, similar to final design
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

For Kelmscott Chaucer, p. 112.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Conté crayon (TM)

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 198 mm Width 202 mm
Total Drawn Area Height 132 mm Width 183 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Conté crayon within drawn rectangular border, the left edge of which has been revised, on laid paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/25
Primary reference Number: 83019
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 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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