The Entombment - Study for a Design in Bronze Relief
1875 – 1877
Accession number: 1927P566
Pencil on blue paper.
Width: 241 mm
Height: 123 mm
Information
The figure of Christ is stretched out full-length, with His head on the right. Around are seven figures of mourners, one of whom, in the centre foreground, is kneeling in front of a basin. This is possibly a study for the bronze relief on the tomb of the 8th Earl of Carlisle (1879).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entombment/ E.B.J. | ||||
| Title | top left | Handwritten | - | Sepia. Not written in the artist's hand |
| E B J | ||||
| Monogram | bottom right | Handwritten | - | Sepia |
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. 116 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 70 | |
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