Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S.

Ernest Brown & Phillips at the Leicester Galleries, London;
Private collection

STRUCTURE The canvas has been relined (probably by the artist). There are areas of surface dirt and staining across the canvas. There is a small surface abrasion left of the figure's left knee. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT Under UV light there appear to be no signs of retouching. FRAME Held in a gilt plaster frame under glass; unexamined out of frame.
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This composition originated as a design for one of the six windows designed for the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum in 1866-7 depicting women standing in gardens.  Burne-Jones subsequently painted watercolour versions of each of the designs (one in the Cecil French Bequest, Hammesmith & Fulham Council). The present picture appears to be a further picture, based upon one of the watercolours. Studies for this figure are in the collections of the Courtauld Institute, London and Birmingham City Art Gallery.