Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bart., A.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1833-1898) Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb pencil, chalk and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor and touches of gold, four on three joined sheets of paper, one on two joined sheets of paper, with overlays, laid on linen five panels, one 133 ¾ x 22 in. (339.7 x 56 cm.), the others 133 ¾ x 21 in. (339.7 x 53.3 cm.) Executed circa 1875-1880. Provenance The artist. His estate sale; Christie's, London, 16 July 1898, lot 58, as Paradise . with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, acquired at the above sale. Robert George Windsor-Clive, Baron Windsor, future first Earl of Plymouth (1857-1923), London and Tardebigge. Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (1889-1943), his son, by descent. Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth (1923-2018), his son, by descent. His sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 19 October 1971, lot 94. with Leger Galleries, London, acquired at the above sale. with Hartnoll and Eyre, London, by October 1972. Anonymous sale; Maître Binoche, Paris, 16 December 1972, lot 18. Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), Paris and Marrakech, acquired at the above sale. Their sale; Christie's, Paris, 23-25 February 2009, lot 90, as Paradis, avec l'adoration de l'agneau . Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bart., A.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1833-1898) Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb pencil, chalk and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor and touches of gold, four on three joined sheets of paper, one on two joined sheets of paper, with overlays, laid on linen five panels, one 133 ¾ x 22 in. (339.7 x 56 cm.), the others 133 ¾ x 21 in. (339.7 x 53.3 cm.) Executed circa 1875-1880. Provenance The artist. His estate sale; Christie's, London, 16 July 1898, lot 58, as Paradise . with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, acquired at the above sale. Robert George Windsor-Clive, Baron Windsor, future first Earl of Plymouth (1857-1923), London and Tardebigge. Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (1889-1943), his son, by descent. Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth (1923-2018), his son, by descent. His sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 19 October 1971, lot 94. with Leger Galleries, London, acquired at the above sale. with Hartnoll and Eyre, London, by October 1972. Anonymous sale; Maître Binoche, Paris, 16 December 1972, lot 18. Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), Paris and Marrakech, acquired at the above sale. Their sale; Christie's, Paris, 23-25 February 2009, lot 90, as Paradis, avec l'adoration de l'agneau . Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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