Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt

Study for ‘Pluto and Proserpine Listening to the Music of Orpheus’

c.1875

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Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt 1833–1898
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 229 x 304 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
Reference: A00108

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