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Red chalk drawing on terracotta paper of a draped woman with a wreath on the left and a nude young man leaning on a tall flat object on the right.

Two Figures Study, Draped Woman and Nude Youth in Red Chalk

Two figures drawn in red chalk with white highlights on terracotta-toned paper. On the left, a draped female figure in a long flowing robe with a wreath in her hair; on the right, a nude male youth stands with one arm resting on a tall, flat object, signed with the monogram E.B.J. lower right.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1898; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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