King René's Honeymoon - Sculpture
1861
Accession number: 1904P528
Pen, indian ink and wash over coloured chalk and pencil, on paper.
Width: 342 mm
Height: 550 mm
Information
Originally one of two designs executed by Burne-Jones for a painted cabinet designed by the architect John P Seddon (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum), the other being King René's Honeymoon: Painting (1862, watercolour, Private Collection). There were also designs by Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and decoration by Morris, all illustrating the various artistic pleasures of 15th century King René of Anjou, father-in-law of Henry VI of England. The lavishly painted cabinet was one of the main exhibits in the Medieval Court of the International Exhibition of 1862 held in South Kensington. The panels by all the artists involved were later executed as stained glass windows in 1862, made by Morris & Co, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings and Drawings from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |||
| 44 | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | 1956 - 1956 | |
| William Morris and the Middle Ages | |||
| 66 | Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester | 1984-09-28 - 1984-12-08 | |
| Hidden Burne-Jones | |||
| 11 | Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | 2007-04-04 - 2007-07-01 | |
| 11 | Leighton House, London | 2007-10 - 2008-01 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalogue of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery | p. 53 |
| Burne-Jones | |||
| Bill Waters, Martin Harrison | 1973 | Barrie & Jenkins, London | p. 47, fig. 51 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 74 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| William Morris | Associated with |
| John Seddon | Associated with |
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Created by Grace Nuth
11 July 2009
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I never before noticed that EBJ put Morris' Daisy pattern onto the woman's gown! What a wonderful detail.