The Days of Creation: The Fourth Day
DrawingsBritish19th century

The Days of Creation: The Fourth Day

1870-1876

Artists

Edward Burne-JonesArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, shell gold, and platinum paint on linen-covered panel prepared with zinc white ground
Culture
British
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 102.2 x 36.2 cm (40 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by William Graham, London, 1877 (£2,000); his sale, Christie's, London, April 2-4, 1886, no. 161 (£1,732 10s.); purchased at that sale by Thomas Agnew and Sons, London; purchased from them by Alexander Henderson, later first Lord Faringdon, 1886; his sale, Sotheby's, London, June 13, 1934, no. 99 (£860); acquired at that sale through Martin Birnbaum by Grenville L. Winthrop; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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