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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. 'False Mercury' is a poisonous plant also known as 'dog's mercury', it has the Latin name of 'Mercuralis perennis'. Burne-Jones uses the same composition in his 'False Mercury' from 'The Secret Book of Designs' (British Museum, 1885).

  • Purchased, 1953
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones -

Inscriptions

Type Position(s) Method Date(s) Notes
The Dream-god shewing happy dreams of home to sleeping mariners at sea.
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. XXXVI
 
Burne-Jones
Christopher Wood 1998 Weidenfeld & Nicolson p. 118
 
Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
2007 Dan Giles, Ltd., London p. 73

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