St George Series - Composition Sketch for 'The Princess led to the Dragon'
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P504
Pencil with chalk on cream-toned paper.
Width: 97 mm
Height: 88 mm
Information
A study for the fourth 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 Princess is walking to the right, preceded by a man-at-arms, the figures of attendants as seen in the finished painting, are omitted. The original oil painting of 1866-67 is now in the Collection of Lord Lloyd Webber
- 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. | ||||
| - | 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. 71 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 91 | |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster | Commissioned by |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Hill, Witley, Surrey | Made for |
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