Study for the head of the Queen of Sheba

Meet this beautiful queen.

This drawing by the English artist Sir Edward John Poynter was made as a study, or practice, for a large painting of the Queen of Sheba.

Artists often make many practice drawings so they can plan how their paintings will look.

Poynter began to sketch her crown, but chose to work on the detail of her face instead.

What do you think her crown should look like?

Design a crown for the Queen of Sheba to wear. Hint: if you’d like to print the image only, right-click on it and select save, then print it.