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This picture may have begun as early as 1891, although Burne-Jones's account books list him as working on it beginning in 1896. There is some association with Shakespeare's Tempest, the older man reveals an image of a shipwreck to the young girl, in his convex mirror, although Burne-Jones referred to it as his 'Maiden and Necromancer picture' (see Lago, p. 84). It is believed that the wizard himself is the artist in his younger years, and the young girl was modelled by Frances Graham Horner, daughter of his primary patron since the 1860s, William Graham, and as a result, is often biographically interpreted. Two compositional studies for this picture exist, both in Private Collections; sold at Christie's in 1970 and 1971, respectively.
- Presented by Sir John Holder, 1912.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
Exhibition of the Works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. |
42 |
New Gallery, London |
1898-07-26 - 1899-01-02 |
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Artist's of Victoria's England |
9 |
Cummer Gallery of Art, Jackonsville, Florida |
1965-02-02 - 1965-03-14 |
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Il Sacro e Il Profano nell'Arte dei Simbolisti |
146 |
Galeria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin |
1969-01-01 - 1969-01-01 |
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Burne-Jones: The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work |
193 |
Hayward Gallery, London1 |
1975-11-05 - 1976-01-04 |
193 |
Southampton City Art Gallery |
1976-01-24 - 1976-02-22 |
193 |
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery |
1976-03-10 - 1976-04-11 |
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Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-Dreamer |
159 |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York02 |
1998-06-04 - 1998-09-06 |
159 |
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery |
1998-10-17 - 1999-01-17 |
159 |
Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
1999-03-01 - 1999-06-06 |
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What they Loved ....Bourgeois Worlds of the 19th Century |
- |
Kunsthalle Krems |
2006-03-05 - 2006-07-30 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones |
Lady Georgiana Burne-Jones |
1904 |
Macmillan, London |
Vol. II: p. 306 |
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Burne-Jones Talking: His Conversations, 1895-98, Preserved by His Studio Assistant, Thomas Rooke |
Mary Lago |
1982 |
Columbia, Missouri |
p. 84 |
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Edward Burne-Jones |
David Peters Corbett |
2004 |
Tate: British Artists Series |
p. 62/ pl. 46 |
Provenance
Bought for £566.10s at Burne-Jones sale at Christie's, 1898 (lot 88) by Sir John Holder. |
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