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Two drawings: Custance adrift in the boat and ?unidentified: 1079/2.2

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Two drawings: Custance adrift in the boat and ?unidentified
Two drawings: Canacee with the falcon perched in the tree and knight on horseback approaching the dishevelled woman
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

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Description

Recto: two drawings within graphite borders. Verso: two drawings within graphite borders.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

Layout plans for Kelmscott Chaucer, drawings, recto for page 43. Verso for pages 156 and 112.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Size Height 323 mm Width 202 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: no picture to Miller / no picture to Reeve / no picture to Cooks tale / Man of Laws [sic] Tale - of Constance; / leave out
  • Location: Recto, throughout
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Cambrican [?]; / none to January & May / Wife of Bath; Gawain & / [?]athy lady / / first meeting / in wood
  • Location: Verso, throughout
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/2.2
Primary reference Number: 86303

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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