Sir Cecil Beaton

1904-1980

Knights and Maidens, sketch ideas for "Our Lady's Tumbler"

Ref: 2207

Pen and black ink, 35 by 21.5 cm

Provenance: originally a page from a sketchbook, sold Christie's, Cecil Beaton Studio Sale, 21 June 1988, lot 164

 

An inscription on the frontispiece to the sketchbook from which this drawing was taken suggests it relates to Beaton's design for "Our Lady's Tumbler". Beaton's designs for a play based on this book date from 1951.

 

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