Edward Burne-JonesBritish, 1833–1898Sketchbook ("Banners")
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Where is “Sketchbook ("Banners")” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
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About the work
Mostly banner studies, with some figure studies and landscapes; studies after Michelangelo's "Dawn" and "Night," and for "The Tree of Forgiveness" (1881-82).
Harvard Art Museums
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- 1943.1815.16
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In the life of Edward Burne-Jones
The whole life1870s
Georgiana grows close to Morris
In these difficult years Georgiana developed a friendship with Morris, whose wife Jane had fallen in love with Rossetti. If he asked her to leave her husband, she refused: both couples stayed together, and Georgiana and Morris remained close for the rest of their lives.
1878
Exhibits “Laus Veneris”, “Le Chant d’Amour”, “Pan and Psyche”
Following up the signal success of 1877, he exhibited “Laus Veneris”, “Le Chant d’Amour”, “Pan and Psyche” and other works, most of them painted in brilliant colours.
1884
Legion of Honour for “King Cophetua”
Burne-Jones received the Legion of Honour for his painting “King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid”.
1886
“The Depths of the Sea”, his only Academy showing
Elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1885, he exhibited there the following year for the only time, showing “The Depths of the Sea”, a mermaid carrying down a youth she has unconsciously drowned in the impetuosity of her love.
1890
Acclaim for the second “Legend of Briar Rose”
The second series of “The Legend of Briar Rose” was exhibited on its own and won admiration.
1891
“The Star of Bethlehem” is exhibited
The huge watercolour, painted for the corporation of Birmingham and dated 1890, was exhibited in 1891.
