Mariana Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 © City of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collections Mariana DGR 1870 R.A., 1883 (no.301); New Gallery, 1897 (no.47); Paris, Franco-British Exhibition, 1908; Rome, International Exhibition, 1911; Newcastle, 1971 (no.66); R.A., 1973 (no.327); Baden-Baden, 1973-74 (no.133); Tate, 1984 (no.139) Aberdeen Art Gallery and Regional Museum 21/8 William Graham; Graham Sale, Christie's April 3, 1886 (lot 119), £661. s.; Francis W. Buxton; Barbizon House; Purchased in 1921 by Aberdeen Art Gallery and Regional Museum oil 43 x 35 in. The original frame was designed by DGR and inscribed with verses from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. monogram 1870 Monogram and date lower left corner. Marillier, <hi rend="i">An Illustrated Memorial</hi> , 158b recto. Phythian, <hi rend="i">Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood</hi> , 37. Gowans and Gray, <hi rend="i">Masterpieces of DGR</hi> , 43. Radford, <hi rend="i">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</hi> , [ii]. Delaware Art Museum print. Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2, plate 303. Angeli, DGR con 107 illustrazioni , 137. Jane Burden Morris Jane modelled for the figure of Mariana. Willie Graham Willie Graham, the son of William Graham sat for the head of the page. <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="137" workcode="s213"> <hi rend="i">DGR con 107 illustrazioni</hi> </xref>, <pages>137</pages>.</bibl> <bibl> <author>Benedetti</author>, <xref doc="a.nc242.r646.rad" from="285" to="286" link="dead" workcode="s213"> <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</hi> , 285-286. Gowans and Gray, <hi rend="i">Masterpieces of DGR</hi> , 43. Marillier, <hi rend="i">An Illustrated Memorial</hi> , 158b recto. Phythian, <hi rend="i">Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood</hi> , 37. Radford, <hi rend="i">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</hi> , [ii]. Surtees, <hi rend="i">Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 1, 121 (no. 213). Surtees, <hi rend="i">Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2 (plate 303).

Take, O Take those lips away

That so sweetly were forsworn

And those eyes, the break of day

Lights that do mislean the morn.

But my kisses bring again, bring again

Seals of love, but sealed in vain, sealed in vain.

These lines from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure are inscribed on the lower part of the frame.