St George Series - Sketches of King for 'The Petition to the King'
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P508
Pencil on cream paper.
Width: 246 mm
Height: 89 mm
Information
A series of seketches 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.The composition in all three sketches is different. They do not resemble to the scene finally adopted for the 1866 oil painting 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 centre | 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 | Gifted to |
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