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Edward Burne-Jones

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Charcoal and white chalk sketch of several armed men holding large shields and spears, standing close together on brown paper

Armed Men

1855-98

Muted drawing of a pale nude body being mourned by two hooded draped figures against a swirling dark background.

The Entombment

1879

Study for stained glass showing a blue-robed Christ rising above haloed angels, with apostles in brown robes gazing upward.

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1-9): study for stained-glass window

ca. 1875-84

Pencil drawing of Saint Philip baptising a kneeling eunuch in water, with a horse, chariot wheel and angel above.

Saint Philip Baptising the Eunuch

1853/98

Pen and ink drawing of two women in a shadowed Gothic room, with a dagger on the floor and a leaded window behind.

"I rose up in the silent night; I made my dagger sharp and bright"

1859

Drawing of a winged nude figure on a chariot pulled by a crowd of nude figures through an arched city street.

The Car of Love, or Love's Wayfaring

Study of a Female Head

1894

Graphite drawing of a seated woman in a draped gown and head covering, gazing downward, on cream paper.

Seated Woman

1864

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with one arm raised behind his head, with faint plant sketches at the base.

Male Nude

1885

Study of Perseus and Andromeda in blue-toned gouache, with a nude figure and a winged-helmet hero among swirling curved forms

Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled

1875

Black chalk and red chalk drawing of a standing draped figure with a trailing robe on cream paper.

Kneeling Draped Figure

c. 1865-70

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman with head tilted and eyes lowered, shaded softly on white paper.

Venus

Chalk study on brown paper of a standing nude male figure beside a draped female figure in long robes.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Pencil drawing of a young girl with hair pinned up, looking downward, with loosely sketched blouse folds.

Portrait of a young girl

1866-80

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long gown bending to pick flowers among leaves, against a grid of patterned motifs.

Lady Picking Flowers

c. 1890

Pencil drawing of a woman's head tilted upward, gazing to the upper left, with soft shading and curly hair.

Head of a Woman with Face Upturned

c. 1873-77

Woman's Head in Profile to Left

c. 1873-77

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with a fish-like tail, head bowed, one arm bent across her body.

Seated Female Nude

c. 1873-77

Draped Standing Male Figure

c. 1873-77

Study for Pilgrim in Romaunt of the Rose

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a draped pilgrim figure in a veil, one hand extended outward, by Edward Burne-Jones.

Figure of Pilgrim in Romaunt of the Rose

c. 1873-77

Pencil drawing of a standing nude man holding a tablet, with a separate study of his right arm at lower right.

Standing Male with Tablet; separate sketch of right arm

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a standing woman in a draped gown with arms crossed, drawn on pale paper.

Study for 'The Mirror of Venus': Kneeling Female Figure

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a standing woman in a draped gown, arms folded across her body, head bowed slightly.

Reflection of Kneeling Female Figure, study for The Mirror of Venus

c. 1873-77

Pencil sketch of two studies of a screaming face with wide eyes and open mouth, labeled Head of Medusa.

Head of Medusa, two studies for Rondanini Medusa

c. 1873-77

Graphite study of a female head with wide eyes and serpentine hair, a preparatory sketch for Rondanini Medusa.

Study for Rondanini Medusa

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of two draped female figures, one bent forward in a hood and one seen from behind, by Edward Burne-Jones.

Drapery, two studies for The Mirror of Venus

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of draped fabric with vertical folds and its reflection below, with handwritten note in lower right corner.

Draped Figure and Reflection, study for Mirror of Venus

c. 1873-77

Pencil drawing of a draped classical woman standing beside a harp, with pleated robes and a pensive expression.

Draped Figure of Woman Playing on a Harp

c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a seated male nude leaning forward with arms on raised knees, head bowed, on a pale sheet.

Seated Male Nude

c. 1873-77

Graphite drawing of a standing nude woman with study sketches of outstretched and sprig-holding arms at left.

Standing Female Nude and Sketches of Arms

c. 1873-77

Graphite drawing of a standing nude man seen from behind, hands clasped in prayer and face turned upward.

Standing Male Nude with Hands Clasped in Prayer

c. 1873-77