Beata Beatrix [print] Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 ©Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection Beata Beatrix [print] DGR 1870-1902 (circa) Delaware Art Museum Charcoal and beige photoprint, mounted on beige board. Board: 55.7 x 45.5 cm; Print: 52.8 x 41.8 cm A digital image of the verso is available. Dried yellow glue across all four sides of board. At foot of page: two vertical lines drawn in pencil in left margin and square sketched in right. On verso, multiple dark smudges or fingerprints as well as tape marks at foot and left margin. <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 work.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconograpic</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="pictorial"> <head>Pictorial</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="historical"> <head>Historical</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="literary"> <head>Literary</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="autobio"> <head>Autobiographical</head> <p> </p> </section> <section type="biblio"> <head>Bibliographic</head> <p> </p> </section> </commentaries> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc/> </ramheader> <text> <body> <div0 anchor="0.1" type="PICTURENOTES" n="1"> <p> <hi rend="c">Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,</hi> <lb/> <hi rend="c">Rockford</hi> <lb/> <hi rend="c">Wilmington, Delaware</hi>. <note>Blue inked stamp at center of verso.</note> <msadds type="note"> <trans> <p>1863 - #138, Marillier, 126-7</p> </trans> <desc>Cursive pencil notation above image.</desc> <note>The reference is to <bibl> <author>Marillier</author>, <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i"> <xref doc="a.nd497.r8.m33.rad" from="126" to="127">DGR: An Illustrated Memorial</xref> </hi> , 126-127 .

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Pencil notations below image, including two vertical lines (left) and a square (right).

1863 (#138, Marillier, p. 126-7) Used in June, 1902, by J.B. Lippin[colt? / cott?] for reproduction to illustrate.

Beata Beatrix - First begun - 1863 for Lord Mount TempleThe very best DR - imagination, feeling, color, beauty and perfect harmony.Made his wife immortal.

Cursive pencil notations at head of page on verso. The text at upper left is a misquotation of Marillier's assessment. 12675 Pencil notation on verso above Bancroft stamp, possibly an accession number.