Astrologia by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA 1933-1898

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Astrologia

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA (1833-1898)

1880

Pastel on paper

13 x 11 inches

Signed with initials and inscribed '1863 to FB 1893'

The Maas Gallery, London

This drawing was given to Francis Blanche, who was Burne-Jones's housekeeper, and in whose family it has remained until now. The date of 1863 is early, for Burne-Jones exhibited a finished water-colour of the subject at the OWS in 1865 (private collection). The sitter was Augusta Jones (later Johnson), a professional model, described by Lady Burne-Jones as 'a noble looking girl'. The crystal ball remained in Burne-Jones's studio, to be used again for his portrait of Baronne Deslandes in 1896.

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Bibliography

Pre-Raphaelitism. Exhibition catalogue. London: Maas Gallery, 2013. No. 1.

Last modified 29 April 2013