Hymen, the goddess of marriage holding a harp

Hymen, the goddess of marriage holding a harp
Hymen, the goddess of marriage holding a harp

Hymen, the goddess of marriage holding a harp

Date1876
Artist (British painter, 1833–1898)
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 12 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (32.4 × 15.9 cm)
sheet: 13 3/4 × 8 1/8 in. (34.9 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 2019
Object number2019-29.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThese two drawings are preliminary sketches for the painting, entitled Hymenaeus, hanging nearby.
Hymen, the goddess of marriage, is blessing the young couple in the drawing on the right. All three figures appear together in the finished painting, the poses having been worked out separately in earlier sketches such as these. This purchase presents a
rare opportunity reunite the drawings with a work of art that has been in our collection for over 80 years.

The Knight Entering the Briar Wood
Edward Burne-Jones
c. 1864 and later
Study of a Standing Man Praying
Edward Burne-Jones
c. 1872
Edward Burne-Jones
not dated
A Married couple being blessed
Edward Burne-Jones
1876
Drapery Studies
Edward Burne-Jones
not dated
Study of a Seated Girl
Edward Burne-Jones
1860 and reworked c.1890