Chaucer's Man of Laws Tale - Design
1862 – 1864
Accession number: 1904P35
Pencil on paper.
Width: 209 mm
Height: 350 mm
Information
A drawing for Chaucer's 'Man of Law's Tale', which tells of a group of rich merchants from Syria who visit Rome, where they heard of the beauty of the daughter of the Emperor Constance. On their return they described her beauty with the help of a portrait.The sultan is represented here as young and beardless, with an empty scroll along the bottom of the drawing. In the other drawing for this subject in Birmingham's collection the sultan is depicted as older and bearded.
- 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. 109 |
| 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. 65 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Chaucer | Author |
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