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

Shepherd Gallery, New York;
Private collection

Paris, 1882 (with two other drawings in one frame)

The sheet has been laid down and is hinged to the mount with tape along the upper edge verso. There is mount staining to all four mounting edges and some faint staining to areas of the sheet. There are a few scattered specks of minor surface dirt. Otherwise the work appears to be in good condition. Please note that the work is framed under glass and has been examined out of its frame.
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This drawing closely resembles two of the three drawings included in the sale of property from the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe (sold in these rooms 27-28 May 2015, lot 140). A label on the reverse states that the present drawing was exhibited in Paris in 1882 with two other drawings in the same frame. It is possible that the present drawing was originally framed with two of the Roxburghe drawings and was subsequently replaced for a later drawing of the face of Fortuna in The Wheel of Fortune.