Figure Study of a nude female; for a Gorgon in the painting 'The Death of Medusa'

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA (1833-1898)

Signedwith initials 'EBJ' and dated '1876'

Verso: drapery studies

Pencil on white paper

10 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches, 26 x 17 cm

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