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Preliminary study for The Romance of the Rose: first sight of the walled garden (the walls much closer than in finished design); figure with left arm outstretched, approaching door in wall (deleted in graphite): 1079/56

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Titles

Preliminary study for The Romance of the Rose: first sight of the walled garden (the walls much closer than in finished design); figure with left arm outstretched, approaching door in wall (deleted in graphite)
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. 243.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 323 mm Width 202 mm
Upper Study Height 130 mm Width 172 mm
Lower Study Height 98 mm Width 112 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite within drawn graphite border, on laid paper, which has been folded in half vertically

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Romance of Rose 2
  • Location: Recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: a river / less turbid
  • Location: Recto, centre right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: crossed through in graphite

  • Text: Kneeling to bathe his face?
  • Location: Recto, below upper study
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/56
Primary reference Number: 83269
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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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