The Merciless Lady Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 ©The Fine Art Society, London/Bridgeman Art Library The Merciless Lady DGR 1865 B.F.A.C. 1883 (no.30); London, Thomas Agnew and Sons, Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings (no. 118); Royal Academy 1972 (no. B127); The Fine Art Society 1972, The Aesthetic Movement and the Cult of Japan (no. 49); Royal Academy 1973, DGR: Painter and Poet (no. 312); The Fine Art Society 1974, The Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings from the Handley-Read Collection (no.67); Tokyo 1990 (no. 31); Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery 1991; Kurume, Ishibashi Museum of Art, 1991 (no. 31); Takamatsu, Takematsu City Museum 1996 Le Symbolisme en Europe; Tokyo 1996 Charles Handley–Read G.P. Boyce Jan. 31, 1865; Christie's sale July 1, 1897 (lot 154), £105; Fairfax Murray; Agnew; Sir William Mills June 1923; Francis W. Nicholls 1932; Charles Handley–Read 1970; Fine Art Society, London; Thomas Stainton; Peter Nahum; Private collection watercolour 12 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. monogram 1865 The monogram and date are inscribed at lower right. A label on verso by G.P. Boyce reads: “by January 31st 1865,” indicating the date of sale transacted between Boyce and DGR. Marillier, DGR: An Illustrated Memorial , 138. Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , plate 258. Angeli, DGR con 107 illustrazioni , 110. <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>Commentary is not yet available for this image.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconograpic</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>Angeli</author>, <xref doc="a.ac-angeli.nd497.r8.a774.rad" from="110" workcode="s177"> <hi rend="i">DGR con 107 illustrazioni</hi> </xref>, <pages>110</pages>.</bibl> <bibl> <author>Marillier</author>, <xref doc="a.nd497.r8.m33.rad" from="138" to="" workcode="s177"> <hi rend="i">DGR: An Illustrated Memorial</hi> </xref>, <pages>138</pages>.</bibl> <bibl> <author> Powell</author>, <xref doc="a."> <title level="es">“Object, Symbol, and Metaphor,” 16-29. Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 1, 102 (no. 177). Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2, plate 258.