St George Series - Composition Sketch for 'The Petition to the King'
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P502
Pencil on cream paper.
Width: 171 mm
Height: 90 mm
Information
A study for the second 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.In both the completed 1865 drawing in the collection of the British Museum and the oil painting the figures of the king and chamberlain on the left are in much the same position, but the other figures, arranged in two separate groups, differ considerably from those in the finished pictures. The 1866 oil painting is now in the collection of Hanover College, Indiana.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.B.J. | ||||
| Initials | bottom left | Handwritten | - | Sepia ink. not in the artist's hand |
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. 68 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 90 | |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster | Commissioned by |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Hill, Witley, Surrey | Made for |
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