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Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (study for head of Dante)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1870

Physical Description

Medium: coloured chalk on pale–green paper
Dimensions: 19 3/4 x 17 in.
Signature: monogram
Date on Image: 1870
Note: The monogram and date are inscribed at upper left.

Production Description

Production Date: 1870
Model: Charles Augustus Howell
Note: Howell sat for the head of Dante.

Provenance

Current Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Catalog Number: E. 153-1950
Archival History: Murray Marks; Mrs. Penryn Milsted; Victoria and Albert Museum

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

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Bibliography

Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (study for head of Dante)
Copyright: ©V&A Images/ Victorian and Albert Museum

Reproductions

  1. image

    Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 2 (plate 101).
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name: s81.r-1c.rap.xml