A study c 1890 for the oil painting produced for Arthur Balfour now in Stuttgart.
Burne-Jones was a talented designer of costumes for the figures in his highly romantic paintings. This fascinating drawing, was drawn for the armour designed by Burne-Jones for the figure of the Greek hero Perseus in his painting "Perseus and the Graiae" (Southampton City Art Gallery). which was painted as part of a series of pictures for the Conservative politician Arthur Balfour. Sotheby's 2003