Sir Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Head Study for the figure of Lancelot in "The Failure of Sir Lancelot" from the "Quest of the Holy Grail" series
graphite on paper laid to board
9 x 7 1/2 inches.

We are grateful to The Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonne Foundation for their assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.

Provenance:
Margaret Mackail, the Artist's daughter, 1898-1954
Her sale; Christie's, London, December 3, 1954 (as A Study of a Head, part lot 35)
The Drawing Shop, New York, by 1962
Kenneth A. Lohf, New York
By descent to Paul Palmer, partner of the above, 2002
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited:
New York, The Drawing Shop, English drawings and watercolors: Isaac Oliver through Burne-Jones, October 16 - November 10, 1962, no. 172 (as Head Study of Charles Augustus Howell for the figure of Lancelot in "The Failure of Sir Lancelot" from the "Quest of the Holy Grail" series)

Framed: 15 5/8 x 13 1/4 inches.