A seated couple, embracing by Sir Edward Burne-Jones — Sir Edward Burne-Jones. A seated couple, embracing, ca. 1865. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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A seated couple, embracing

by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

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Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham)
Date: ca. 1865
Medium: White chalk with graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in. (33.5 x 25.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Donahue, 1997
Accession no.: 1997.453

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