Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)

Caricatures made at Rottingdean: A cat scratching behind its ear; and A cat observing a pigeon

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Caricatures made at Rottingdean: A cat scratching behind its ear; and A cat observing a pigeon
one inscribed and dated 'Rdean. 8, '83' (lower centre)
pencil on paper
each 7 1/8 x 4 ½ in. (18.1 x 11.4 cm.)
(2)
Provenance
Cormell Price.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 23 June 1981, lot 18, where purchased by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Cormell Price, the first owner of this drawing, was a contemporary and friend of Burne-Jones and William Morris at Oxford University. He held the lease on Broadway Tower, Worcestershire, a 65-foot high folly in which he would entertain friends including Morris and Burne-Jones, who often sent him notes and postcards illustrated with caricatures.

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