album;
letter;
drawing
- Museum number
- 1960,1014.2.72
- Description
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Letter with drawing of Burne-Jones riding a donkey along a lane, led by a young girl seen from behind and who holds the reins, from the album 'Letters to Katie'; the artist wearing hat and sitting with legs outstretched above two pieces of luggage, one with folded umbrella and both inscribed with initials EBJ; background with winding lane, trees, rays of sunshine on horizon and birds in sky.
Pen and brown ink.
Verso:
Letter requesting collection from the station on donkey as well as breakfast requests.
Pen and brown ink.
- Production date
- 1883-1889
- Dimensions
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Height: 135 millimetres
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Width: 180 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Letter to Katie Lewis from the album 'Letters to Katie'. For information about the album, see curatorial comment for 1960,1014.2(1).
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Drawings cannot be removed from the album.
For exhibition history of album, see 1960,1014.2.1
- Acquisition date
- 1960
- Acquisition notes
- The correct register number for this album is 1961,1014.2(1 to 101), but it was misstamped as 1960,1014.2(1-100).
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1960,1014.2.72
