Venus Verticordia (replica) Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 Courtesy of Peter Nahum at Leicester Galleries: www.leicestergalleries.com Venus Verticordia (replica) DGR 1868 R.A. 1883 (no.305); New Gallery 1897 (no.66) William Graham 1868 £300 Surtees cites DGR's record of a sale on March 17th, 1868, noting that a Mr. Hamilton purchased this work for the above amount, and assumes that the sale was made for Graham. Private Collection William Graham; Christie's April 3, 1886 (lot 112), £325; Amy Muir Mackenzie, his daughter; By descent to Mrs. Mark Hambourg; Lefevre Gallery; David Hughes; Stone Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne 1966; Private Collection watercolour 26 1/2 x 23 in. monogram 1868 The monogram and date are inscribed at lower left. Alexa Wilding <artist/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnpictorial> <citnmythic> <name/> <culture/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnmythic> <citnhistorical> <event/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnhistorical> <citnautobiographical> <name/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnautobiographical> <citnscenic> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnscenic> </listcitn> </source> <commentaries> <head>Commentary</head> <section type="intro"> <head>Introduction</head> <p>This is the last of the three watercolour replicas done by DGR after the <xref doc="a.s173.rap">oil painting</xref>.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconographic</head> <p/> </section> <section type="pictorial"> <head>Pictorial</head> <p/> </section> <section type="historical"> <head>Historical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="literary"> <head>Literary</head> <p/> </section> <section type="autobio"> <head>Autobiographical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="biblio"> <head>Bibliographic</head> <p> <bibl> <author>Marillier</author>, <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">DGR: An Illustrated Memorial</hi> , 136, 150 . Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 1, 99-100 (no. 173.R-2).