The Flower Book - Wall Tryst
1905
Accession number: 1953P5.24
Colour facsimile. Collotype print.
Information
A page from the facsimile edition of Burne-Jones' Flower Book, one of 38 watercolour designs reproduced by Henri Piazza et Cie, for the Fine Art Society, London in 1905. 'Wall Tryst' may refer to a number of plants, possibly; common stonecrop (Sedum acre) known as 'Wall Ginger' which grows freely upon stone walls in the UK; 'Pellitory-of-the-Wall' (Parictaria officinalis) commonly found growing in dry walls; or wallflower (Cnerranthus cneiri). Burne-Jones created a similar, although rather rudimentary, image of Thisbe with her letter to (or from) Pyramus standing at the wall, which is in Birmingham's collection (c.1865). Burne-Jones created a beautiful triptych in the early 1870's of both Pyramus and Thisbe, with a slight variation in the figure of Thisbe (Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, 1873).
- Purchased, 1953
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thisbe's letter to Pyramus. | ||||
| Label | - | Printed | - | description of the scene, written by the artist. printed by the artist, herein a facsimile |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flower Book. | |||
| Edward Burne-Jones | 1994 | Taschen | Pl. XXIV |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 73 | |
Related work & resources
Discuss this work
Start a discussion about this work.
You need to login to discuss this work. Click here to login.
If you are not yet registered click here to become a member.
Find out more about membership