St George Series - Study of the Princess for 'The Princess chained to the Tree'
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1904P65
Pencil on cream-toned paper.
Width: 98 mm
Height: 224 mm
Information
A sketch for the fifth 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.The original oil painting of 1866-67 is now in a private collection, formerly in the FORBES Magazine Collection, New York.
- 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. 71 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, John Christian, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 91 |
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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