Composition Design - Man and Woman facing each other, surrounded by six Figures
1865 – 1867
Accession number: 1927P567
Pencil on paper.
Width: 125 mm
Height: 65 mm
Information
Possibly a preliminary compositional sketch for the 'The Story of Cupid and Psyche' made to accompany the poem in William Morris''The Earthly Paradise'. Particularly the scene where Psyche enters the Gate of Olympus, with Mercury preceding her, and Cupid through the threshold into the garden where the other Olympian gods and goddesses await her.
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
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. 65 | |
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