Beata Beatrix (replica)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1871

Physical Description

Medium: watercolour
Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.

Production Description

Production Date: 1871
Exhibition History: B.F.A.C. 1883 (no.150); Manchester, Royal Jubilee Exhibition 1887 (no.706); Fogg Museuam of Art 1946 (no.75)
Patron: Frederick W. Craven
Date Commissioned: 1871
Original Cost: £350 (approx.)

Provenance

Current Location: Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University
Catalog Number: 1943.491
Archival History: Frederick W. Cravan; Christie's sale May 18, 1895 (lot 50), £173; Vipan; Russell Cooke; Henry Beecham; Grenville L. Winthrop Bequest; Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

The popularity of this picture led DGR to make several replicas. This was done in 1871 for Frederick Craven in watercolour while DGR was finishing Graham's oil replica.

Bibliography

Beata Beatrix (replica)
Copyright: Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop. Photo Credit: David Mathews. Image copyright: ©President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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