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Chalk Drawing - King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid - Study of King Cophetua's Legs

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1972P75
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1882 - 1884

Maker Information

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

Notes

One of five study drawings in Birmingham's collection for the 1884 oil painting 'King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid' now in the collections of Tate. Birmingham's collection also holds the fully worked up colour cartoon for this subject.

Purchased, 1972.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:King Cophetua
Medium:Black chalk on laid white paper.
Material(s):Chalk

Associated People

Dimensions

Height:305 mm
Width:199 mm