Death of the Sister
Maker
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensions5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (13 x 11.1 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Woman in profile in long robes, wearing leaf garland in hair, bending over side of cliff, arms thrust out in front of her, hair streaming behind - landscape with edge of palace below her at right. Trees behind her, to left.
Inscribedrectoupper left in graphite:14
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.16
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.35
