Label on reverse "52. E. Burne-Jones Study of Two Girls 1876" There is a possibility that this uncharacteristic watercolor drawing was made in the Studio by Maria Zambaco, from a drawing by Burne-Jones under his tuition and he touched in some highlights and over-painted the arm of the girl resting on her friend's shoulder. The style of the arm can be compared with those he made over an assistant's work in the studies for the sleeping attendants in the Briar Rose series in Birmingham Art Galley. If this assumption is correct, the dating on the label on the reverse would be inaccurate. When comparing a drawing of dating from c.1865 of a sleeping girl (Drawings, Studies & Paintings by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1833-1898. Exhibition, Piccadilly Gallery Ltd. and Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd., London 1971 cat no. 3b) there are a number of similarities which would suggest that the present watercolour was copied from a red crayon drawing of similar date. The watercolour being in red on a red ground would support the theory as this combination in watercolour is not one found in the oeuvre of the Master. It was his custom when working with studio assistants to add highlights and correct any imperfections in drawing as is evidenced here. If this is a work of Maria Zambaco then he was treating her in a similar way as he did his pupils.