Paolo and Francesca da Rimini

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1846 - 1848 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: pen and brown ink and traces of pencil
Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.
Signature: (G. C. D. R.)
Note: The monogram is inscribed at lower left.

Production Description

Production Date: 1846 - 1848 (circa)

Provenance

Current Location: The National Trust (Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton)
Archival History: Alexander Munro; Mrs. J. A. R. Munro; Katharine Macdonald; The National Trust (Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton)

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

Surtees notes that this drawing is probably DGR's earliest version of this subject, executed before the Pre-Raphaelite movement was formed (38).

Bibliography

Paolo and Francesca da Rimini
Copyright: ©Katharine MacDonald, care of Wightwick Manor (National Trust)

Reproductions

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    Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 2, plate 91.
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