Edward Coley Burne-Jones
1833-1898
Study for The Iron Chariot
Design area: 3 13/16 x 5 3/16 inches (96 x 132 mm); full sheet: 4 3/8 x 6 13/16 inches (111 x 157 mm)
Black chalk with graphite pencil on brown paper.
1975.47
Gift of Mr. John M. Crawford, Jr.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
A drawing from the artist's abandoned series of illustrations to the Kelmscott edition of the Bible, ca. 1887-1890.
A drawing from the artist's abandoned series of illustrations to the Kelmscott edition of the Bible, ca. 1887-1890.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in black ink at upper margin above illustration, "The iron chariot".
Associated names
Crawford, John M., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 253.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Catalog link
Department