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SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1833-1898)
Two female nude studies, one for 'The Passing of Venus', and one for 'The Golden Stairs'
silverpoint and white chalk with touches of graphite on grey prepared paper
11 x 814 in. (28 x 21 cm.); 734 x 914 in. (19.7 x 23.5 cm.)
Provenance
The artist, by whom given to his granddaughter,
Angela Margaret Thirkell (née Mackail) (1890-1966), and by descent to her son,
Graham Campbell McInnes (1912-1970), by whom given to his son, and by descent.
Exhibited
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart., 1899, no. 204.
Special notice
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