Male Portrait - possibly Dante or study for St George Series
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P564
Red and black chalk touched with pencil, on paper.
Width: 234 mm
Height: 356 mm
Information
Possibly a study for one of the series of seven canvases illustrating 'The Story of St George' for the dining room of the artist Myles Birket Foster, at Witley, Surrey.This could also possibly be a study for the head of one of the king's attendants in the third installment of the St. George Series, 'Moritura: The Princess Draws the Lot'. It appears identical to the male figure in the bottom left of the final painting in oil (Hanover College, Indiana), whose head is seen framed between two of the back legs of an altar. Or it may be a study of head of the poet Dante. Burne-Jones relished the challenge inherent in every technique of draughtsmanship, and on occasion produced a finished 'presentation' drawing in this style of soft chalk on fairly heavy paper, which gives a rich grainy texture to shadows and background.
- 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. | ||||
| Monogram | bottom right | Handwritten | - | Chalk |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burne-Jones: Dal Preraffaelismo al Simbolismo | |||
| 66 | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome | 1987 - 1987 | |
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. 105 |
| Visions of Love & Life: Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Collection | |||
| Stephen Wildman | 1998 | Art Services International | p. 244 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 75 | |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster | Associated with |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Hill, Witley, Surrey | Associated with |
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