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Preliminary study for The Romance of the Rose: Beauty and Love in the Garden, attended by Sweet-Looking, holding bow and arrows; below, study of Sweet-Looking holding an arrow jointly with the right arm of another figure: 1079/62

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Preliminary study for The Romance of the Rose: Beauty and Love in the Garden, attended by Sweet-Looking, holding bow and arrows; below, study of Sweet-Looking holding an arrow jointly with the right arm of another figure
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. 250.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 323 mm Width 201 mm
Study Height 130 mm Width 173 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite within drawn graphite border, on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Romance of Rose*
  • Location: Recto, above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Sweet looking has 2 bows in hand / one a black knotty one / the other perfect / Bc
  • Location: Recto, below
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/62
Primary reference Number: 83285

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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