A seated fat lady by Sir Edward Burne-Jones — Sir Edward Burne-Jones. A seated fat lady, ca. 1866. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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A seated fat lady

by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

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Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham)
Date: ca. 1866
Medium: Pen and ink on lined blue paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (11.8 × 9.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Accession no.: 2021.16.4

Provenance

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