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Lot 127

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., ARA
(British, 1833-1898)
Study of the head of a model from the Perseus series

Amended
28 October 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £8,000

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., ARA (British, 1833-1898)

Study of the head of a model from the Perseus series
signed with initials 'EBJ' (lower left) and dated Oct 2./1879. (upper left)
pencil
24.3 x 17cm (9 9/16 x 6 11/16in).

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Margaret Drummond, by direct descent. (Margaret was the grandmother of the vendor's aunt, Aylmer Merelina Drummond.)


The model in the present lot is Margaret Drummond who was the daughter of the Arts & Crafts designer W.A.S. Benson. She posed for the Perseus series and was one of Burne-Jones's favourite models at this time. Her portrait was also painted by Sir William Blake Richmond, RA.

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