Lot 39
39
Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1836-1919)
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Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1836-1919)

Studies of Michelangelo and Phidias

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Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1836-1919)
Studies of Michelangelo and Phidias
stamped with studio stamp (lower right) and inscribed 'Studies for Michelangelo & Phidias-S.K. Mosaic.' (upper centre, overmounted)
black and white chalk, on buff-coloured paper
14 x 18 7/8 in. (35.5 x 48 cm.)
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Please note that the illustration to this lot is wrongly numbered 38.

Lot Essay

The present drawing is a study for central figures of a painted ceiling in the Lecture Theatre apse at the South Kensington (Victoria and Albert) Museum, the painting was not executed. (See J. Physick, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Oxford, 1982, pl. XXX).
We are grateful to Dr Alison Inglis for her help preparing this catalogue entry.

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