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Pencil Drawing - Pygmalion and the Image - Study for Pygmalion gazing at the Image
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1927P614 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1867 - 1867 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Notes | A preparotory sketch for a series of four paintings based on an episode from William Morris' cycle of epic poems, 'The Earthly Paradise'. The first series is currently in the collection of Lord Lloyd-Webber, the second series are in Birmingham's collection.
The overall composition of this sketch and the two later oils are basically the same, with a few minor differences. The first is the vase to the left of Pygmalion's hand, which does not appear in either oil version. Also, the sculpture has a sprig of myrtle or laurel in her hands, which Burne-Jones has omitted from its oil counterparts. Lastly, this study lacks a fountain seen through the window in the centre of the drawing, and the circular pattern of the glass is continued throughout the window, rather than just comprising a third of the window panes as in the paintings.
| Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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School/Style: | Pygmalion |
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Medium: | Pencil on tracing paper. |
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Material(s): | Paper |
Associated People | | Dimensions | Height: | 117 mm |
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Width: | 89 mm |
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