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By Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Upper left, sketch of a kneeling figure, with bow and arrow, atop a column; upper right, sketch of a seated figure (superimposed over the torso are two discs); lower left, sketch of a standing figure, arms upraised, on top of a column capital; lower right, sketch of a standing figure, head thrust back, arms upraised; Sketches of four medallions: upper left, 'Pyramus and Thisbe'; upper right, 'Hero and Leander'; lower left, 'Atalanta and Meleager'; lower right, 'Paris and Helen' ... see expertise
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London, England
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Recto, upper left sketch: most likely a sketch for the central section of the painting 'Pyramus and Thisbe' (Bell, after p. 54).

The Fitzwilliam Museum
19/10/2021
Owner Dates Owned Further Info. and Accession no. circa
Margaret Burne-Jones (Mrs John William Mackail) 1898-1923
Sir Philip Burne-Jones 1898-1923
The Fitzwilliam Museum 1923 - Present 1085.f.3 From the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Mackail.


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