1 of 3 sketches for figures in the painting 'The Car of Love'. Numbered in the V&A collections
This drawing of a well built model has been substituted for a slimmer figure in the painting, but it appears that he was used as the primary figure on the front row to the left. As this figure entered the painting it underwent a considerable modification, the older model in this drawing has been replaced by a younger man with a less anxious expression. Burne-Jones has rejected an authentic emotion for an idealised portrayal.