Water Willow Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 © Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial Water Willow DGR; retouched in 1893 by Fairfax Murray 1871 Bancroft Collection, Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Delaware oil 13 x 10 1/2 in. Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2, plate 324. Delaware Art Museum print. Delaware Art Museum print. Delaware Art Museum print. Delaware Art Museum print. Masterpieces of Rossetti, page 45. Picture is reversed. Delaware Art Museum print. Jane Burden Morris 1893 The painting was retouched in 1893 by Fairfax Murray. <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>The background of the painting is the Thames, with a distant view of Kelmscott Manor and a country church. DGR made two sketches for the background, <xref doc="a.f115.s226.rap">one</xref> with the two buildings, <xref doc="a.f114.s226.rap">the other</xref> of foliage.</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>Gowans and Gray</author>, <xref doc="a.ac-gowans.759.2r735m393.rad" workcode="s226" from="45"> <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">Masterpieces of DGR</hi> , 45. Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonne.</hi> vol.1, 127 (no. 226). Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonne.</hi> vol.2 (plate 324). Surtees, <hi rend="i">Diaries of George Price Boyce</hi> , 53.