Drawings
The Court of Venus
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- Date
- ca. 1866
- Accession number
- 2000.5.1550.32
- Makers
- Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
- Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
- Dimensions
- 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13 x 18.4 cm.) book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Description
- Design for book illustration. Large courtyard, with fountain - Venus standing in front of it, at center - on left, two women tending her with oils, combing hair - at right, woman kneeling to clean her feet, two musicians with lyre and dulcimer.
- Credit
