Portrait of Emily Knewstub

Walter John Knewstub (1831-1906)

Watercolour on paper

diameter: 13 inches, 33 centimetres

The model for this sensuous Pre-Raphaelite study was Emily Renshaw, the artist's wife.

References

Waters, Bill. Burne-Jones -- A Quest for Love: Works by Sir Edward Burne-Jones Bt and Related Works by Contemporary Artists. London: Peter Nahum, 1993. Catalogue number 42.

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