St Theophilus and the Angel - Drapery Study for St Theophilus
1863 – 1867
Accession number: 1904P162
Pencil and red-brown chalk on paper.
Width: 176 mm
Height: 319 mm
Information
One of a number of studies in Birmingham's collection for the watercolour entitled 'Theophilus and the Angel'. Two versions of the painting were made, one was destroyed in the second world war (1863), the other (c.1866) was sold at Sotheby's in 2008.In this study the figure of the Protonotary Theophilus carries the symbols of his office as he returns to the Law Courts. The subject comes from the story of St Dorothea about to be martyred for her faith.
- 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. 56 |
| 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. 92 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
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