St Theophilus and the Angel - Three Studies of St Theophilus
1863 – 1867
Accession number: 1904P183
Pencil and red brown chalk on cream toned paper.
Width: 485 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.This is one of five studies in Birmingham's collection of the figure of St Theophilus, where the drapery and the position of the book carried by St Theophilus are of prime concern.
- 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. 58 |
| 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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