Study of a coiffure
Drawing
ca.1872-75 (drawn)
ca.1872-75 (drawn)
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Edward Burne-Jones revered old master drawings and collected photographic reproductions of them. In the early 1870s he made two trips to Italy where he saw examples at first hand. At that time he started to draw with the point of a hard pencil, emulating the precise, needle-sharp line which he associated with Florentine drawings of the late 15h and early 16th centuries.
While not being a direct study for the Beguiling of Merlin (1872-77, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool), this drawing was probably made in connection with this painting.
While not being a direct study for the Beguiling of Merlin (1872-77, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool), this drawing was probably made in connection with this painting.
Object details
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| Title | Study of a coiffure |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing 'Study of a coiffure' by Edward Burne Jones, ca.1872-75 |
| Physical description | Pencil drawing of a study of a coiffure. |
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| Credit line | Presented by H. Reitlinger, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Captain H. Reitlinger in 1919, one of seven drawings by Burne-Jones which he had purchased at Christie's on 5th June 1919. |
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| Summary | Edward Burne-Jones revered old master drawings and collected photographic reproductions of them. In the early 1870s he made two trips to Italy where he saw examples at first hand. At that time he started to draw with the point of a hard pencil, emulating the precise, needle-sharp line which he associated with Florentine drawings of the late 15h and early 16th centuries. While not being a direct study for the Beguiling of Merlin (1872-77, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool), this drawing was probably made in connection with this painting. |
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| Accession number | E.1850-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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