SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S. | STUDY FOR THE CALL OF PERSEUS

Christie's, London, 'Remaining Works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart., deceased', 16-18 July 1898, lot 140;

Michael Inchbald Ross;

Sotheby's, 19 October 1989, lot 427, where purchased by Maas Gallery, London;

Thomas Williams Fine Art, London;

Private collection

Newnes, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, n.d., illustrated plate 32

This is a study for the first painting in the 'Perseus Series,' depicting the appearance of the Goddess Minerva to the startled hero Perseus who is presented with a sword and mirror with which to defeat the Gorgon Medusa, entitled The Call of Perseus (Cartoon at Sothampton City Art Gallery). A full-length nude study for Perseus was sold in these rooms (10 May 2012, lot 8).