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Chalk Drawing - Female Nude - Three Studies, possibly for Venus

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1904P9
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1865 - 1866

Maker Information

Artist:Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Notes

This may be a study for a figure of Venus. Burne-Jones painted a number of pictures of Venus subjects, many of which were derived from the Cupid and Psyche Illustrations for 'The Earthly Paradise'.

Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:Nude
Medium:Black and white chalk on brown paper with additional strips of paper along the side edges.
Material(s):Paper

Dimensions

Height:510 mm
Width:331 mm