“I rose up in the silent night; I made my dagger sharp and bright”
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, English, 1833 - 1898
Geography:
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1859-1860Medium:
Pen and black ink with scratching out over graphite on wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 5 3/4 inches (12.7 x 14.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1991-50-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1991
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1859-1860Medium:
Pen and black ink with scratching out over graphite on wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 5 3/4 inches (12.7 x 14.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1991-50-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1991
Label:
This drawing illustrates a stanza from a short poem of 1833 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, entitled "The Sisters." The medieval costumes and interior setting reflect the pre-Raphaelite taste for art of that period and enhance the intense emotion of the poet's Gothic tale.
This drawing illustrates a stanza from a short poem of 1833 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, entitled "The Sisters." The medieval costumes and interior setting reflect the pre-Raphaelite taste for art of that period and enhance the intense emotion of the poet's Gothic tale.