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This painting was largely completed in 1873, but touched up when prepared for exhibition at the Grosvenor in the Summer Exhibition of 1881. It represents the marriage of the mortal Peleus to the sea-goddess Thetis, with all the Olympian gods in attendance. Eris, the Goddess of Discord, casts an apple onto the table marked 'for the fairest', an event which in turn, planted the seeds for the Trojan War.This design is the central panel of the predella of the 'Troy Tiptych', also in Birmingham's Collection. A larger unfinished version is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Presented by Wilfred Byng Kenrick in memory of the Rt Hon. William Kenrick in fulfilment of an agreement with his brother, the late Gerald W. Kenrick, 1956.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Inscriptions
Type |
Position(s) |
Method |
Date(s) |
Notes |
E.B.J |
Initials |
bottom right |
Signed |
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Paint |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
Summer Exhibition |
157 |
Grosvenor Gallery, London |
1882 - 1882 |
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Royal Jubilee Exhibition |
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Manchester |
1887 - 1887 |
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Exhibition of the Works of Edward Burne-Jones |
29 |
New Gallery, London |
1892 - 1893 |
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Exhibition of the Works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. |
55 |
New Gallery, London |
1898-07-16 - 1899 |
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Centenary Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. (1833-1898) |
5 |
Tate Gallery, London |
1933 - 1933 |
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Victorian Painting |
- |
University of Nottingham |
1959 - 1959 |
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Burne-Jones: The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
120 |
Hayward Gallery, London |
1975-11-05 - 1976-01-04 |
120 |
Southampton City Art Gallery |
1976-01-24 - 1976-02-22 |
120 |
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery |
1976-03-10 - 1976-04-11 |
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Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-Dreamer |
51 |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
1998-06-04 - 1998-09-06 |
51 |
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery |
1998-10-17 - 1999-01-17 |
51 |
Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
1999-03-01 - 1999-06-06 |
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Edward Burne-Jones: Pygmalion Series Centenary Exhibition |
no cat. |
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle |
2004-10-02 - 2005-01-16 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review |
Malcolm Bell |
1892 |
George Bell & Sons, London |
pp. 48, 51-52, 60-61 |
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Burne-Jones |
Fortunee de Lisle |
1904 |
Methuen, London |
pp. 124-125 |
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Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones |
Lady Georgiana Burne-Jones |
1904 |
Macmillan, London |
Vol. II: p. 30 |
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The Legend of Troy in Art and Literature |
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1963 |
New York and London |
p.9, pl.6 |
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Visionary and dreamer |
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1967 |
Princeton |
pl.86 |
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Burne-Jones |
Bill Waters, Martin Harrison |
1973 |
Barrie & Jenkins, London |
fig. 170 |
Provenance
William Graham; his sale, Christie's, 8 April 1886, lot 160; William Kenrick; by descent until 1956 when presented to BMAG in his memory |
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