Hope trampling on Despair
1864 – 1866
Accession number: 1979P209
Pencil on tracing paper.
Width: 176 mm
Height: 278 mm
Information
This design for Hope or Spes does not alter from the mid-1860s, and that includes the various media used by Burne-Jones. He omits the wings and halo, as well as the trampled figure in both the 1872 watercolour (Private collection) and 1896 oil painting (Boston Museum of Fine Arts). The figure remains the same with these few alterations as well as the length of the woman's hair. This design was also used in St Edburg Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire.
- Accessioned, 1979.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spes | ||||
| Label | middle centre | Handwritten | - | written in the artist's hand. in pencil |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 87 | |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| St Edburg's Church | - |
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