Cupid delivering Psyche - Drapery Study for Psyche1865 – 1866 Accession number: 1904P197 Black and white chalk on brown paper. Width: 208 mm Height: 302 mm InformationBirmingham's collection has over 100 preparatory drawings by Burne-Jones based on the legend of Cupid and Psyche. The drapery in this study differs from that in the painted versions. On the reverse is a slight sketch, in black chalk, had been described as Psyche abandoned to the monster. It may also be a study for 'Princess Sabra Tied to the Tree' from the St. George Series, as it shows a figure, bent slightly forward, beside a stake in a wooded landscape.
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