The Briar Rose Series - Study of a Sleeping Maiden for 'The Garden Court'
By Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Frederick Hollyer
1882 – 1885
Accession number: 1970P140
Autotype of a black crayon drawing on grey toned paper.
Width: 237 mm
Height: 212 mm
Information
In 1871 Burne-Jones began a set of oils for William Graham, known as the 'small Briar Rose' series. He completed three canvases in 1873: 'The Briar Wood', 'The Council Chamber' and 'The Rose Bower', all currently in the collection of the Museo de Arte, Ponce, Puerto Rico. A fourth subject, 'The Garden Court' is not known to have been completed, although a half-size watercolour sketch in a private collection may be of that date. This autotype by Frederick Hollyer is after a Burne-Jones drawing for this fourth scene now in a Private Collection.A full colour, full length version of the same subject is also in Birmingham's Collection.
- Accessioned, 1970.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| After | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
| Photographer | Frederick Hollyer | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBJ | ||||
| Signature | bottom right | Printed | - | artist's signature. autotype of original signature |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burne-Jones | |||
| Bill Waters, Martin Harrison | 1973 | Barrie & Jenkins | p. 102/ fig. 143 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 63 | |
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