St George Series - Study of the Princess for 'The Princess in the Garden'
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1904P102
Red-brown chalk on paper, laid down (right edge cut).
Width: 123 mm
Height: 283 mm
Information
A early study for the first painting in the series of seven canvases illustrating 'The Story of St George' for the dining room of the artist Myles Birket Foster, at Witley, Surrey.This figure is of Princess Sabra; for the 1866 oil painting 'The Princess in the Garden' currently in the collection of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris.
- 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. 111 |
| 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. 90 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster | Commissioned by |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Hill, Witley, Surrey | Made for |
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