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Artists›Sir Edward John Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter

1836

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Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman, who served as President of the Royal Academy.

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Artworks (13)

Study of dancing girl, for "Horae Serenae"

1886 · Black and white chalks on brown paper

Sheet: 10 13/16 in. × 9 in. (27.5 × 22.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Festival

1875 · Oil on canvas

137.2 × 53.4 cm (54 × 21 in.); Framed: 162.2 × 78.7 cm (63 7/8 × 31 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Golden Age

1875 · Oil on canvas

137.2 × 53.4 cm (54 × 21 in.); Framed: 162.2 × 78.7 cm (63 7/8 × 31 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for The Festival

1871 · Black chalk with traces of white chalk on gray-brown wove paper

41.2 × 29.3 cm (16 1/4 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Festival

1870 · Black chalk on buff wove paper, hinged onto cream wove paper

Primary support: 26.2 × 23.7 cm (10 3/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Secondary support: 47.5 × 32.7 cm (18 3/4 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The West Wind, Lynmouth

1866 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)

Sheet: 12 in. × 18 1/4 in. (30.5 × 46.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Studies of "Fortitude" and "Purity" for the mosaic "St. George and the Dragon"

1864 · Black and white chalk on brown paper

Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (24.2 × 27.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pharoah Honors Joseph, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1864 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

Image: 7 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (19.7 × 17.3 cm) India sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (25.3 × 22.3 cm) Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Dream of Love ("Once a Week," p. 393)

1862 · Wood engraving

Image: 4 15/16 × 4 5/16 in. (12.5 × 11 cm) Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 3/16 in. (23.7 × 15.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Illustration to "The Castle by the Sea", published in "Once a Week," January 11, 1862, Vol. VI, p. 84

1861 · Wood engraving

Sheet: 5 7/16 x 4 3/8 in. (13.8 x 11.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of a Young Man's Head with Right Arm Outstretched

1860 · Black chalk and watercolor, heightened with white gouache on light blue paper

19.6 × 23.1 cm (7 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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An Allée in the Woods

1859 · Watercolor

sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 11/16 in. (21.3 x 17 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

13 published of 17 catalogued · 8 with image

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Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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1910 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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