Childe Rolande to the Dark Tower Came

Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898)

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery CLOSED

1861

A knight in armour is surrounded by a mass of sunflowers. Illustrates Browning's poem 'Childe Rolande to the Dark Tower Came' published in 'Men and Women' (1855).

• Medium: pen & ink with grey wash
• Dimensions: 43 x 24 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2500 ( Total: £15,000; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 1984
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Probably acquired from the artist by John Ruskin; F.S.Ellis by c.1878; Arthur West.

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