1) frontispiece illustration, photograph of the original Burne-Jones design, laid down to card, the mount with detail of face in pencil; 2) frontispiece illustration, ink and gouache, laid down to card, INITIALLED BY BURNE-JONES presumably to indicate the artwork has been passed for engraving; 3-7) frontispiece illustration, proof printing without decorative border, five copies with one framed and glazed, mostly with pin-holes upper right, or loss to upper right corner; 8) illustration on 2a2v (p. [355]), ink and gouache, laid down to card, the mount with detail of chair, etc. INITIALLED BY BURNE-JONES presumably to indicate the artwork has been passed for engraving; 9-11) illustration on 2a2v (p. [355]), proof printing without decorative border, three copies, with mounts, one framed and glazed, mostly with pin-holes upper right, one proof torn lower edge not affecting image; each main illustration 180 by 112mm., some browning and spotting (11)
A: Medea and Circe, An illustration for The Life and Death of Jason byWilliam Morris pub 1895. An over worked Platinotype made by Emery Walker, in which Catterson-Smith added black ink and chinese white to convert Burne-Jones pencil drawing into an image suitable to be cut for a woodblock print. Surrounding the main image are annotations by Catterson-Smith and drawings indicative of required corrections by Burne Jones. The initials of Burne Jones certifying his final approval B: Jason Stealing the Golden Fleece An illustration for The Life and Death of Jason by William Morris pub 1895. A Platinotype made by Emery Walker, in which Burne-Jones has drawn the face of the Medea in pencil in the border.