Image

A red crayon and graphite drawing of six seated women. Each performs an action to mark the time of day: awaken, wash, weave, wine, play the lyre, and sleep.

Edward Burne-Jones

The Hours,

Description

Maker

Edward Burne-Jones

Title

The Hours

Medium

chalk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

45.7 x 77.5 cm (18 x 30 1/2 inches) within mat

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LL: "E. Burne-Jones, 1865"

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.281

About

The Hours

Signed, LL: "E. Burne-Jones, 1865"

Projects & Publications

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum

Read Online

Exhibition History

Use

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