Dalziels' Bible Gallery - The Days of Creation - Study of Hands and Globe for The Second Day
1872
Accession number: 1927P464
Pencil on off-white paper.
Width: 248 mm
Height: 362 mm
Information
A study for one seven unrealised designs intended for Dalziels' Bible Gallery, illustrations from the old testament from original drawings by various artists. Commissioned in 1863, the bible was published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1881. Drapery and hand study of center angel from the 'Days of Creation'. Labelled, by the artist, 'II' in the upper right hand corner, which may indicate that this was a study for the Second Day, featuring two angels in the panel, hence the two body types with differing drapery. The Days of Creation series are in the Collection of the Fogg Art Museum Harvard University (except Day Four, which was stolen in 1974).
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBJ/1872/Studies for the/ DAYS OF/CREATION | ||||
| Title | bottom left | Handwritten | 1872 | Pencil |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |||
| 17 | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 1984 - 1984 | |
| Hidden Burne-Jones | |||
| 39 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | 2007-04-04 - 2007-07-01 | |
| 39 | Leighton House, London | 2007-10 - 2008-01 | |
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. 97 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 69 | |
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