Illustration for the Kelmscott Chaucer
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Birmingham 1833 - London 1898)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1890
Materials
Pen and ink on paper
Measurements
133 x 167 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1287874
Summary
Pen and ink drawing, Two Saints against a background of Swirling Corn (Illustration for the Kelmscott Chaucer) by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Birmingham 1833 - London 1898), 1890. One reaching down to place stick in mouth of robed man to left. Gilt border, grey card mount; glazed narrow giltwood frame.
Provenance
Presented by Sir Sydney Cockerell (1876-1962) in 1938
Marks and inscriptions
Proof of one of the illustrations by Burne-Jones for the Kelmscott Press Chaucer. (written in ink on reverse)
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Birmingham 1833 - London 1898) , artist