DrawingsBritish19th century

The Delphic Sibyl (Sibylla Delphica), Design for Stained Glass Window, Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge University

c. 1873

Artists

Edward Burne-JonesArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black, red, and white chalk, watercolor, graphite, and touches of white gouache on cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

124.4 x 50.8 cm (49 x 20 in.) frame: 133.4 x 59.1 cm (52 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Edward Burne-Jones; to Charles Eliot Norton, 1873, by descent; to Grace Norton, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1926

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