By Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Recto: An angel leading the shepherd to the Nativity; verso: illuminated initial letter A and part of the text of Luke II, 8-10
Pen and ink, watercolour heightened with body-colour on paper
Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 9.8 cm
Collection Categories
Drawings and studies, Watercolour, Gouache, Vellum, Gold, Finished Works and tempera on Paper, Works on Paper / Vellum
Signed E.B-J

Drawing of an angel leading the shepherd to the Nativity. On the back is part of an illuminated initial letter A and part of the text of Luke II, 8-10

Victoria and Albert Museum V&A (South Kensington Museum)
31/07/2023
Owner Dates Owned Further Info. and Accession no. circa
Henry Herbert Harrod 1948
Victoria and Albert Museum V&A (South Kensington Museum) 1948 - Present E.131-1948 Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948
Title Author/Editor Year Page No. & Illustrations Attachments
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957 Anon 1957
The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination Fiona MacCarthy 2011
illus colour pl. XIII between pp. 230-231 pp. 143, 183, 185-186, 443, 529