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Study for Merlin and Nimue in "The Beguiling of Merlin" by Edward Burne-Jones — VisualArtsDB

Study for Merlin and Nimue in "The Beguiling of Merlin"

Study for Merlin and Nimue in "The Beguiling of Merlin"

Edward Burne-Jones

1866–1876

Medium: Black and white chalk on brown paper laid down on linen
Dimensions: actual: 70.3 x 52 cm (27 11/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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british

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