Burne-jones-love-among-the-ruins.jpg
Summary
Edward Burne-Jones : Love Among the Ruins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q216406
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Title |
Love Among the Ruins
label QS:Len,"Love Among the Ruins"
label QS:Lfr,"L'amour parmi les ruines"
label QS:Lru,"Любовь среди руин"
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Object type | painting / watercolor painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
signed with initials (lower left), and signed again 'Edward. Burne. Jones' (on the backboard), with typed inscription 'This Picture, being painted in WATER/COLOUR, would be injured by the slight-/est moisture./Great care must be used whenever/it is removed from the Frame.' and signed again 'Edward Burne-Jones' (on a label attached to the reverse of the frame) watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, extended along the lower edge 38 x 60 in. (96.5 x 152.4 cm.) In the original frame Read the full description at the "Talk page" |
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Date |
circa 1873
date QS:P571,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium | watercolor , gouache paint and gum arabic on paper , extended along the lower edge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 96.5 cm (37.9 in); width: 152.4 cm (60 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,96.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,152.4U174728
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Object history |
Bought from the artist by Fredrick Craven of Manchester in 1873. R.E. Tatham of 90 York Street, Portman Square, London, by 1904 (+); Christie's, London, 7 March 1908, lot 55 (1,575 gns to Agnew's). Lady Wantage (?). R.H. Benson (?). Mrs W.M.H. Pollen; Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1958, lot 118 (480 gns to Agnew's). |
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References | Christie's object ID : 5701809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Christie's , LotFinder: entry 5701809 (sale 1128, lot 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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Annotations
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This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
signed with initials