The Task of the Gold - Wooled Sheep: The Seeds
Maker
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensions5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (14.9 x 10.8 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche at right, in profile, speaking with woman in reeds, on edge of river- flocks of sheep on the other side and landscape.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: 21
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.23
