Lot Essay
Drawn about 1890, the present drawing is probably connected with the Holy Grail tapestries designed for William Morris, in which horses figure prominently.
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Ecorché figure of a horse
Details
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Ecorché figure of a horse
pencil and black chalk
8 5/8 x 11½ in. (22 x 29.2 cm.)
Ecorché figure of a horse
pencil and black chalk
8 5/8 x 11½ in. (22 x 29.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 October 1991, lot 9.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 March 1994, lot 345.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 March 1994, lot 345.
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