Title: | 1906P680 Chaucer at the Court of Edward III |
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Description: |
1906P680 Recto/Front: Chaucer at the Court of Edward III - Study, 1845 [Verso/Back: Early compositional Study / Study for the Figure of Milton and two Designs for Tombstones, 1845] Ford Madox Brown *Recto: Geoffrey Chaucer stands at the top, on the left, reading from a lectern. On the left John of Gaunt, in armour and being teased by a young boy, stands behind him. Seated on the right with a beard is King Edward III and below him reclining is The Black Prince. At the bottom are various other figures in medieval dress, five in a row on the right with a bishop and a faint figure just below them and seven on the left. The scene is encapsulated by a trefoil arch in brown ink. Verso: On the left is a full length figure of Milton standing with a staff in his right hand and a laurel wreath on his head. On the right two designs for tombstones. |
Keywords: |
Reading, Art Movement/ Pre-Raphaelite, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Mediaeval, Armour, Drawing, Pencil, Sketch, Child, Male, Literature/ Poetry, Literature, Bearded, Author, Clothing, Study, Young, Royal/ King |
Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
Height: | 254 |
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Width: | 185 |
Unit: | mm |
Credit Line: | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906. |