ID 794656
Lot 39 | SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1833-1898)
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
King Acrisius, The Rubens Version
inscribed 'King Acrisius having dreamed that/ he should be slain by the hand [of] his daughter/ Danae built a ... tower to shut Danae there in/ as long as she lived, thinking so to/ undo the ... of the Gods.' (verso) and with inscription 'Father several times amused/ himself when he had finished/ a picture, by doing a Rubens/ version of it./ M.M.' (on an old label, in Margaret Mackail's hand)
pencil, pen and black ink on paper blindstamped '2 MANDEVILLE PLACE W.', unframed
67/8 x 43/8 in. (17.6 x 11.2 cm.)
| Artist: | Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898) |
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| Applied technique: | Ink, Ball pen |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Artist: | Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898) |
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| Applied technique: | Ink, Ball pen |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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