Study for an Angel in 'Galahad at the Shrine' for the Holy Grail tapestries

Details

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Study for an Angel in 'Galahad at the Shrine' for the Holy Grail tapestries
black crayon
13 x 6 5/8 in. (33 x 17 cm.)

Provenance

Remaining works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bt. (+); Christie's, London, 5 June 1919, lot 92, four in the lot (30 gns to Gooden and Fox).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 June 2003, lot 124, four in the lot.

Exhibited

London, C. Robinson and Co., Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart., no. 90 (catalogue untraced).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present drawing is a study of one of the angels baring the way to Sir Bors and Sir Percival in the fifth tapestry The Attainment of the set of six illustrating the Quest for the Holy Grail, which were produced by Morris and Co. in the 1890s. The tapestries in turn depict The Knights of the Round Table summoned to the Quest by the Strange Damsel; The Arming and Departure of the Knights; The Failure of Sir Launcelot to enter the Chapel; The failure of Sir Gawain; The Attainment, and The Ship.

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