Cupid and Psyche - Female Nude - Two Studies
1865 – 1867
Accession number: 1904P10
Red chalk on cream-toned paper.
Width: 260 mm
Height: 357 mm
Information
One of a number of studies in Birmingham's collection connected with illustrating 'The Earthly Paradise', a compendium of poems by William Morris. The figure on the left may be drawn from the tall model used in other studies in Birmingham collection, who also sat for George Frederick Watts.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 77 |
| 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. 68 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
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