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An image of Study for the head of the Queen of Sheba by Sir Edward John Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter

(England 1836–1919)

Title
Study for the head of the Queen of Sheba
Year
late 1880s
Media category
Drawing
Materials used
black chalk highlighted with white chalk
Dimensions

22.5 x 19.5cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1975
Accession number
39.1975
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Rose Peel (Australia) (Author), Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Domain, 1993, 11 (illus.).

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Peter Laverty (England; Australia, b.1926) (Author), Victorian Olympians, Sydney, 1975, 36, 72 (illus.). cat.no. D22

Exhibition history (5)

Victorian Olympians, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 20 Jun 1975–20 Jul 1975.

Victorian Olympians, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 12 Aug 1975–14 Sep 1975.

Victorian Olympians, Art Gallery of South Australia, 26 Sep 1975–26 Oct 1975.

Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 07 Aug 1993–24 Oct 1993.

Sketches and studies 19th century English drawings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Nov 1997–02 Mar 1998.