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

A Study for 'St George and the Dragon: The return of the Princess'

Details

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (Birmingham 1833-1898 London)
A Study for 'St George and the Dragon: The return of the Princess'
black chalk heightened with white, on brown paper
13 x 11 ¾ in. (33 x 29.7 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 20 January 1970, lot 54.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

This study relates to the last painting in a series of seven illustrating the legend of St George. The finished oil, Saint George and the Dragon: The return of the Princess (Bristol City Art Gallery) shows Princess Sabra walking hand in hand with St George while female musicians form a procession around them. The paintings were commissioned in 1865 by Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899) to decorate his home at Witley, Surrey. Burne-Jones made a preliminary set of highly finished pencil drawings, six of which are at the British Museum and there are more than sixty preparatory drawings in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery collection.

We are grateful to John Christian for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

More from Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

View All