Drawings

Minstrel Figures; Choir of Angels

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1877
Accession number: 2000.5.1239
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designers: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.9 x 16.5 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Lunette and two rectangular lights. In half dome, roundel with green foliage background and choir of angels playing violins. Left light shows minstrel figure in green and red over white holding t-shaped dulcimer. Right light shows minstrel figure in blue holding cymbals. All with square quarry grounds with leaf patterns.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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