Chaucer at the Court of Edward III - Drapery Study for the Black Prince
1851
Accession number: 1906P785
Black and white chalks on brown toned paper, laid down.
Width: 185 mm
Height: 211 mm
Information
The Birmingham collection holds two drapery studies for the Black Prince which were executed three years apart (see also 1906P783). Brown put aside 'Chaucer at the Court of Edward III' (1851, oil on canvas, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney) while working on several other pictures but took it up again in 1850. This chalk drawing is the later one and includes the belt worn by the Black Prince in the final painting.LM
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Ford Madox Brown | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford M Brown London 51 | ||||
| Signature and date | below image | Handwritten | 1851 | Brown ink. |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 7 | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 1984-10-20 - 1984-12-02 | |
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. 36 |
| Pre-Raphaelite Art from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |||
| Mr Richard Lockett | 1984 | Urban Council | p. 36; repr. p. 37 |
| Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite | |||
| Laura MacCulloch, Tessa Sidey | 2008 | D. Giles Limited, London | p. 65 |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Black Prince | Associated with |
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